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US welcomes de-escalation efforts by India, China in eastern Ladakh border
PTI | , Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 12, 2021 10:22 AM IST
“We’re closely following reports of initial troop disengagement. We welcome the ongoing efforts to de-escalate the situation,” a State Department spokesperson said.
Joe Biden fills out state department team with Obama administration veterans
AP | , Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 07:17 PM IST
Joe Biden intends to nominate Wendy Sherman as deputy secretary of state and Victoria Nuland as undersecretary of state for political affairs.
US, Taliban discuss peace process, release of remaining prisoners
Doha, Qatar | By Asian News International | Posted by Srivatsan K C
PUBLISHED ON DEC 06, 2020 03:49 PM IST
US State Department in its official statement has welcomed the formation and the first Leadership Committee meeting of the Afghanistan High Council for National Reconciliation on Saturday.
China seethes over US-Taiwan arms deal
Hindustan Times | By Agencies, Beijing
UPDATED ON OCT 23, 2020 06:05 AM IST
The US state department said on Wednesday it has approved the sale of 135 air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan in a move Taipei’s defence ministry said would build its combat capabilities.
‘Pursue reforms’: US to Pak after man killed in court during blasphemy trial
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | By Imtiaz Ahmad | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2020 03:04 PM IST
Tahir Ahmad Naseem, from the minority Ahmadi community, was shot dead in a courtroom in Peshawar on Wednesday. He was on trial for blasphemy for allegedly claiming to be a prophet.
Policy change on international students is misguided, say US universities and lawmakers
Washigton, United States | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 08, 2020 07:46 AM IST
The State Department’s statement comes a day after the new guideline created panic among international students, the largest number of whom come from China and India.
Children as young as 14 are being used by terrorists in J&K: US state dept
Hindustan Times | By Neeraj Chauhan
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2020 12:44 PM IST
The latest “Trafficking in Persons Report 2019”, released on Thursday, also said children aged just 12 are forcibly used by Maoist rebels to handle weapons and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and in some cases, act as human shields.
China threatens ‘appropriate response’ to US over media curbs
Beijing | By Agence France-Presse| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2020 01:56 PM IST
The escalating media row has added to tensions between the two superpowers, with China expelling more than a dozen US journalists from the country this year.
Over 37,000 Americans stranded overseas repatriated till now: US official
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON APR 04, 2020 12:46 PM IST
Brownlee urged Americans to return to their home country as soon as possible. “For the US citizens contemplating whether or not to come home, the time to act is now.
Iran’s dark fleet of tankers poses oil market’s biggest mystery
Bloomberg | By Grant Smith
UPDATED ON SEP 08, 2019 07:36 AM IST
While the US State Department aims to shrink Iran’s exports to “zero,” Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has insisted his nation is working “day and night” to keep sales going, and has a number of clandestine options to enable this.
‘Committed to tolerance’: India rejects US report on minorities’ status
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2019 02:26 PM IST
Releasing the report at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week said the report was like a report card which tracks countries to see how well they have respected this fundamental human right.
US says North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction violate UN resolutions
Washington, USA | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29, 2019 12:08 PM IST
State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus declined to say if North Korea’s launches were of ballistic missiles or constituted weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
US immigration law tweak could be ‘disastrous’ for some Indians
Hindustan Times, Washington | By Yashwant Raj
UPDATED ON MAY 18, 2019 07:57 AM IST
After years of waiting, people in family, employment backlogs may be back at the starting line
US orders diplomats’ families to leave Sri Lanka, warns of possible terror attacks
Hindustan Times, Washington | By Yashwant Raj
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2019 08:35 AM IST
In an updated travel advisory issued following the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings, the US State Department also allowed the “voluntary departure” of non-emergency government employees of the American mission and their families.
US lawmakers introduce legislation seeking strengthening of US-India partnership
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON APR 12, 2019 11:41 AM IST
If enacted, the legislation would ensure that the US State Department treat India as a NATO ally for the purposes of the Arms Export Control Act.
US state department refuses to echo NASA’s criticism of ASAT test
New York | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 03, 2019 08:52 PM IST
NASA had termed it a “terrible, terrible thing” to create an event that sends debris into an apogee that goes above the International Space Station.
US counters China on Masood Azhar: ‘Will use all resources to blacklist him’
Hindustan Times, Washington | By Yashwant Raj
UPDATED ON APR 03, 2019 12:05 PM IST
The US state department said it will utilize all available avenues to ensure that the founder of Jaish-e-Mohammad is held accountable by the international community,
China lashes out at US over Tibet report, says stop interfering
Hindustan Times, Beijing | By Sutirtho Patranobis
UPDATED ON MAR 26, 2019 04:18 PM IST
China has objected to a US State Department report questioning Beijing over restrictions it has imposed on American officials from visiting Tibet.
US ‘very closely’ following reports of F-16 misuse by Pakistan
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2019 01:02 PM IST
The US State Department has said that America is seeking more information from Pakistan on the potential misuse of American-made F-16 fighter jets by it against India in violation of the end-user agreement.
US offers $1 million reward bin Laden’s son
Beirut | By Yashwant Raj
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2019 07:00 AM IST
The US State Department said on Thursday it was offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading “to the identification or location in any country” of Hamza, calling him a key al Qaeda leader .
North Korea wanted sanctions lifted in exchange for partial nuclear plant closure: US official
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2019 12:11 PM IST
North Korea proposed closing part of its Yongbyon nuclear complex in exchange for the lifting of all UN sanctions except those directly targeting their weapons of mass destruction programs, a senior US State Department official said.
India obtains consular access to 117 of 129 students detained in US in fake university scandal
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON FEB 05, 2019 10:36 PM IST
The US State Department earlier said all 130 foreign students, including 129 Indians, detained in the US for enrolling in a fake university, were aware that they were committing a crime to fraudulently remain in the country.
China cautions India, US against helping Taiwan to produce submarines
Beijing | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2019 10:50 PM IST
There were reports that six foreign companies, including one from India, have already submitted design proposals for the submarines.
US warns tourists of possible Christmas day terror attack in Barcelona
Barcelona | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2018 06:10 PM IST
Spain has kept its terrorist alert unchanged at the second-highest level despite the US State Department warning, although security measures were boosted in December for the Christmas holiday period, a Spanish interior ministry spokesman said.
26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary: President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi remember victims
Mumbai | By Indo Asian News Service
PUBLISHED ON NOV 26, 2018 10:30 AM IST
26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks 10th Anniversary: Ten heavily-armed terrorists, sneaked in through the Arabian Sea, attacked multiple locations within a small geographical area, killing 166 persons -- including Indian security personnel and 26 foreign nationals -- and left another 300 injured, besides inflicting huge damage to public and private properties.
China warns US to withdraw military sanctions or ‘bear consequences’
Beijing | By Sutirtho Patranobis
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2018 03:33 PM IST
The US State Department said it was placing financial sanctions on a Chinese military organisation for the recent purchase of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missiles.
Nikki Haley slams New York Times for releasing story on $52,701-curtains
Washington | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON SEP 21, 2018 01:50 PM IST
The New York Times story said that the US State Department spent about $52,701 last year on customised and mechanised curtains for Nikki Haley’s official residence.
Amid budget cuts, US spent over $52,000 spent on curtains for Nikki Haley’s house: Report
New York | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2018 09:31 PM IST
A spokesman for Nikki Haley said plans to buy the curtains were made in 2016, during the Obama administration and that Haley had no say in the purchase
US, India in detailed talks on halting oil imports from Iran, says official
New Delhi | By Reuters
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2018 11:14 AM IST
US said its asking all of its partners, not just India, to reduce to zero oil imports from Iran.
We stand by statement, says US after Pakistan seeks correction on Mike Pompeo-Imran Khan call
Hindustan Times, Washington | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2018 07:22 PM IST
A US statement said that in a call with Prime Minister Imran Khan, secretary of state Mike Pompeo had raised the importance of Islamabad taking “decisive action” against terrorists operating in Pakistan.
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