From Presidential Visits to Boardroom Decisions What strikes me, looking back across the history of U.S. presidential visits to India, is how closely political alignment has tracked commercial reality. Each visit reduced friction; each milestone normalized trust. Over time, what was once a diplomatic curiosity became a business inevitability. Since...
U.S. to Ease Visas for Skilled Workers from India
The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States. As part of a pilot program (first reported by Bloomberg Law in February) the State Department may announce as soon as Thursday that a small number of Indians and other foreign workers on...
Air India Orders Aircraft Worth $85 Billion
India's Tata Group privatized Air India which was India’s national airline for close to a century. On February 14, executives in the company announced the single-largest airplane purchase ever -- 220 jets from Boeing and 250 from Airbus. Although the price was not made public, industry experts estimate the cost...
India’s Prime Minister to Visit White House on September 24
President Joe Biden will host the first-ever in-person Quad Summit on September 24. The Summit will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, and Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga, the White House announced on Monday, September 13, 2021. Prime Minister Modi will be...
Washington Galvanizes as India Battles Covid-19 Tsunami
On April 6, 2020 , as the United States was pummeled by the Covid-19 pandemic, Time Magazine lamented how India had blocked exports of a malaria drug that held potential to treat novel coronavirus patients. The President of the United States tweeted asking India for help and within just six...
Biden, Modi to Attend Quad Meeting
On March 12, President Joe Biden will join Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, collectively referred to as the "Quad" in a virtual meeting. The stated purpose of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is to...