US President Barack Obama made a strong appeal for religious freedom at a town hall-style meeting in Delhi on Tuesday, weighing in on one of India's most controversial topics as he wound up a three-day visit.
"Spectacular!" that's what visiting US President Barack Obama said about the Humayun's Tomb as he and his wife Michelle toured the 450-year-old Mughal monument soon after landing in Delhi.The couple spent half an hour at the monument enquiring about the architecture and how the world heritage site is being conserved.Obama, who kicked off his engage...
At a panel discussion last week on relations between India and the United States, Strobe Talbott, the former American diplomat, told an audience of Indian business leaders that he had learned a valuable lesson about India: Do not hyphenate it. As in Indo-Pak. (Or, in a close cousin of a hyphen, as in Chindia.) The audience smiled at his epiphany: I...
After a tribute to 26/11 victims, and wowing India Inc, US President Barack Obama heads to Delhi today for a two-day stopover. In the Capital, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will receive him, security agencies are taking no chances, and a multi-layered security in is in place. There is tight security at the ITC Maurya hotel where President Oba...
US President Barack Obama is on a four day presidential visit to India, his longest overseas visit as the President. Here are the highlights of the second day of his visit, which began with interacting with students in Mumbai and ended with dining with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.The Obamas visit the Holy Name High School and celebrate Diwa...
US President Barack Obama, fresh off a stinging electoral defeat for the Democrats, opened a 10-day tour of Asia on Saturday with a courtship of corporate America, including private meetings with business executives and an announcement that he will lift longstanding restrictions on American exports of closely held technologies to India. After an el...
Victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy held a demonstration in the city on Saturday protesting against US President Barack Obama's India visit and sought to know why he and his predecessors remained silent over the world's biggest industrial disaster."Despite knowing that over 25,000 persons have died till now due to the leak of poisonous gas from ...
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Opinion: China Has Helped India's Cause With TrumpMihir Sharma, Bloomberg
Thursday June 29, 2017Very little was expected in India from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S., and for good reason: Modi had gone out of his way to cultivate a personal relationship with Barack Obama, including famously pouring out a cup of tea for him and the cameras when Obama visited India.
Opinion: Modi's US Speech Was Letter Perfect, Ticked Off Every BoxAshok Malik
Friday June 10, 2016Without taking recourse to the old wailing sheet and cribbing to everyone about Islamabad, Modi has devised a mechanism to shape the debate to India's advantage.
Opinion: Modi Ignored Advice To Make Obama Squirm. It Has Paid Off.Jyoti Malhotra
Saturday June 04, 2016The visit to the US in the coming week, in fact, brings Obama's relationship with both Modi and India full circle.
Blogs: कादम्बिनी के कीबोर्ड से : क्या परमाणु करार पर पीछे हटे हम?
Sunday February 08, 2015असल में परमाणु रिएक्टरों में हादसे की सूरत में जो हर्जाना होगा, वह रिएक्टर चलाने वाले को यानि ऑपरेटर को देना होगा। कानून में यह प्रावधान है कि अगर ऑपरेटर चाहे तो वह सामान और ईंधन आपूर्ति करने वाले पर हर्जाने के लिए दावा कर सकता है। लेकिन यहां पर समझने वाली बात यह है कि ऑपरेटर कौन होगा।
Opinion: Mani-Talk: Modi is Turning Us into America's New PakistanMani Shankar Aiyar
Thursday February 12, 2015In "Cold War II", battlefield could be India, writes Mani Shankar Aiyar.
Opinion: Obama Had Pointed Message for Modi 2.0Shashi Tharoor
Wednesday January 28, 2015Clear warning that PM will fail if he reverts to Modi 1.0, writes Shashi Tharoor.
Opinion: What Pakistan Makes of Obama-Modi ChemistryMehr Tarar
Tuesday January 27, 2015Acceptance of Modi's goal-oriented leadership, writes Mehr Tarar.