US President Barack Obama's unprecedented second visit to India offers an "incredibly important opportunity" for the world's two largest democracies to tap the "real potential" of their strategic ties, a top American diplomat has said.
With just days to go before President Barack Obama arrives in Delhi, top police officers met today with American secret service agents.
High alert was today sounded and security stepped up in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of inputs about possible attacks by Pakistan-based terror outfits on "soft targets" ahead of US President Barack Obama's India visit later this month.
Amid reports that terrorists may try to attack soft targets in India, including schools, ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said, "We are well prepared."
There are inputs that terrorists may try to attack soft targets including schools and civilian areas ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit later this month, a senior army commander said today.
The United States aims to secure agreements with India to start pilot projects for joint production of drones as well as equipment for transport planes in talks next week ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama, a US industry source said on Wednesday.
United States President Barack Obama will have a tight schedule during his three-day visit that starts on January 25, as he will hold talks with top leadership in India on the ways to make progress on key issues like defence and civil nuclear agreement, said sources.
US President Barack Obama will land in India on January 25 for a three-day visit, sources have told NDTV. He will be accompanied by his wife Michelle.
US President Barack Obama will land in New Delhi on Sunday, January 25 on a three-day visit during which he will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations, sources have said. He will be accompanied by his wife Michelle.
A leading world rights body has requested US President Barack Obama to take up the case of the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy with the Indian government during his visit to New Delhi as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to India this week to join the mega investment forum in Gujarat and pave the way for an upcoming visit by US President Barack Obama.
As US President Barack Obama arrived at the White House after vacationing in picturesque Hawaii; it is South Asia - India, Pakistan and Afghanistan - that would be focus during the month in January on the foreign policy front.
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