All stories by Lalit K Jha
China using 'coercive' tactics with India: US
Rediff.com2 Sep 2020'These tactics are particularly evident in China's pursuit of its territorial and maritime claims in the South and East China Seas as well as along its border with India and Bhutan'
Trump, Pompeo mourn death of Pranab Mukherjee
Rediff.com2 Sep 2020Pompeo said that the United States was deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Mukherjee.
Entire world beginning to unite against China: Pompeo
Rediff.com2 Sep 2020The US is intensifying pressure on China, piling on visa bans, sanctions and other restrictions that are battering the already unsettled ties between the world's two largest economies.
AstraZeneca's vaccine reaches phase 3 clinical trials: Trump
Rediff.com1 Sep 2020The phase 3 trial is being implemented as part of Operation Warp Speed, a multi-agency collaboration led by the US Health and Human Services, which aims at accelerating the development and manufacturing of medical countermeasures for COVID-19 and delivering 300 million doses of an effective vaccine by January 2021.
Best in US-India ties yet to come: US VP Mike Pence
Rediff.com31 Aug 2020Pence, in response to a question from Chambers, who is also the USISPF chairman, said that he truly believes that the relationship between the US and India, because much of the work that the corporate sector have done, and the work of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has never been stronger.
Kamala Harris pledges to rejoin Paris climate, Iran nuke deals
Rediff.com29 Aug 2020Harris slammed President Donald Trump and pledged to 'rejoin' the Paris agreement on Climate Change and 'strengthen and re-enter' the Iran nuclear deal. "Joe Biden and our administration is gonna have a massive job to repair the damage done by Donald Trump and his administration, and to restore our place in the world," she said.
Trump accepts Republican nomination for second term
Rediff.com28 Aug 2020Trump, 74, in his acceptance speech from the South Lawns of the White House amidst cheers from his supporters on Thursday night, said: "My fellow Americans, tonight, with a heart full of gratitude and boundless optimism, I proudly accept this nomination for President of the United States".
My husband won't stop fighting for you: Melania tells Americans
Rediff.com26 Aug 2020Referring to COVID-19, she said her husband's administration will not stop fighting until there is an effective treatment and vaccine available to everyone.
Pompeo defies precedent, backs Trump's re-election bid
Rediff.com26 Aug 2020The decision to speak to the political convention in pre-recorded remarks from Jerusalem breaks with the longstanding precedent of sitting secretaries of state avoiding partisan politics and appears to violate guidance on political activities that Pompeo himself emphasised in a cable to diplomats just last month.
Pro-Biden group apologises for slanderous tweet against Nikki Haley
Rediff.com26 Aug 2020'f America isn't racist, why did Namarata Haley feel compelled to change her name to 'Nikki'?'
Biden-Harris will make US socialist country: Republican leaders
Rediff.com25 Aug 2020On the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, senior party leaders during their prime-time address said that the future of America was in danger if the November 3 polls resulted in the defeat of US President Donald Trump.
Nikki Haley invokes her Indian roots, says America is not racist
Rediff.com25 Aug 2020Haley warned Americans that a Biden-Harris administration would lead the country on the path of socialism, which has failed everywhere in the world.
Republican party re-nominates Trump as presidential candidate
Rediff.com25 Aug 2020Trump, 74, who faces a formidable challenge from former Democratic vice president Joe Biden, 77, is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27.
China will own US if Biden gets elected, says Trump
Rediff.com22 Aug 2020Trump said the biggest thing about his challenger's speech was the issues that he did not talk about, including China.
Kamala's 'story is the American story', says Biden
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020Soon after Biden concluded his speech, Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff joined him and his wife Jill Biden.
Trumps terms Biden's acceptance speech 'just words'
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020"In 47 years, Joe did none of the things of which he now speaks. He will never change, just words!" Trump tweeted his first reaction to Biden's acceptance speech on Thursday.
Joe Biden's quest for 'Biden from Mumbai' continues
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020About five years ago, the Democratic Party's presidential nominee learned that there are five Bidens living in Mumbai, but is probably yet to make a connection with them.
Biden accepts Democratic nomination, vows to end 'season of darkness'
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020While accepting the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, Biden said in Delaware that "united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America."
Kamala Harris will be a great VP, says her husband
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020"Every day, Kamala has been fighting for justice on behalf of the only client she's ever had: the people," said Douglas Emhoff.
Obama's rebuke of Trump raises US president's hackles
Rediff.com20 Aug 2020Trump went live with his tweeting as Obama and Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris delivered their speeches at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.