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...
White House Committed to Confirm Eric Garcetti as India Envoy
The Biden administration continues to seek the expeditious confirmation of the Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the ambassador to India, following a long delay in the confirmation of his nomination. The post of the U.S. Ambassador to India has been vacant since early 2021 when the previous U.S. envoy...
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...
India, U.S. Shift Bilateral Ties to a Higher Strategic Plane
The existing India-U.S. Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, once described by the U.S. State Department as the "signature mechanism for advancing the United States' and India's shared priorities," will be replaced by a dialogue in which the foreign and defense ministers will participate. The new dialogue format will involve the Indian...
U.S. House Passes Bill on Defense Cooperation with India
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $621.5 billion defense policy bill that includes defense cooperation with India. An amendment in this regard, moved by Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, was adopted by a voice vote by the House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act 2018, beginning October 1...
India, U.S., to Accelerate Cooperation in the Energy Sector
In the wake of President Trump's and Indian Prime Minister Modi's meeting, the White House released a statement that said, "The United States and India are committed to realizing commercial civil nuclear cooperation, in particular through a contract for six Westinghouse Electric AP-1000 nuclear reactors to be built in Andhra...