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...
U.S, India Sign Another Defense Pact
Just one week before the presidential election, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed a major military agreement last Tuesday in India. He was accompanied by Defense Secretary Mark Esper. The pact, known as BECA, or the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement on Geospatial Cooperation, enables India and the United...
President Trump's Itinerary in India
President Donald Trump, accompanied by wife Melania Trump and three cabinet members, will arrive in Ahmedabad at noon on Monday, February 24 for 36-hour-long trip. As of this moment,the three secretaries will be Steve Mnuchin of Treasury, Wilbur Ross of Commerce and Dan Brouillette who recently took over the Energy Department....
World Bank President Lauds India's Progress
While addressing a press conference in New Delhi on October 26, World Bank President David Malpass congratulated the government on bringing India’s latest ranking in the World Bank’s annual Ease of Doing Business to 63rd. He credited the government’s moves to liberalize procedures for registering businesses, facilitating more cross-border trade,...
U.S Companies Win Energy Deals with India
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend an Energy CEO Roundtable at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas yesterday in advance of the "Howdy Modi" public event today. In attendance were the CEOs of some of the largest companies in fossil fuel energy and related fields: Air Products, Baker Hughes,...
Macron Personally Invites Modi to the G7 Summit
Even though India is not a member of the group, French President Emmanuel Macron invited India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit on August 25-26 in Biarritz – France. India's Ministry of External Affairs said that the invitation from the French president was a "reflection of the personal...