U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis held a mini-summit with top Indian officials in a bid to shore up the U.S. - India alliance. The “2+2” dialogue — called that because they are held between the top diplomatic and defense officials of both countries —...
Award Winners for Corporate Excellence in India
The Business Standard Annual Awards for Corporate Excellence for 2017, held on the evening of April 1, celebrated the spirit of Indian entrepreneurship. India's Minister for Defense and chief guest at the function, Nirmala Sitharaman, said, "In this country it is possible to reach the top and stay there by...
Mattis Describes India as a Force for Stability
Defense Secretary James Mattis, who met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval during his visit to India end September said, "They [India] are a force for stability in South Asia. They're a force for stability in the Indo-Pacific region. They're a...
Mattis: U.S. to share advanced defense technologies with India
The first high-ranking official of the Trump administration to visit India since January, U.S. defense secretary James Mattis said on a two-day visit to New Delhi, "We look forward to sharing some of our most advanced defense technologies through the bilateral Defense Technology and Trade Initiative." Live Mint reports that...
Nirmala Sitharaman Is India's First Woman Full-Time Defense Minister
On September 3, Nirmala Sitharaman, who served as Minister for Commerce and Industry, was chosen for the biggest promotion in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle on the weekend, and was given independent charge of the Defense Ministry. Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first woman to hold this...
India Contemplates Opening Up Food Retailing
Foreign food retailers may soon be allowed to sell personal care products made in India up to 25 percent of their total merchandise sales. India's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has for the first time endorsed this proposal. The idea behind the move is to encourage "organized" (mass market) retailers...