India has been ranked among top 10 acquirers in the US market this year with 16 deals valued at $1.7 billion, says Baker & McKenzie. Majority of the deals were in the pharma sector, with six transactions totalling $1.5 billion, as Indian companies seek to increase their scale in the ...
Read More »India, US, Japan to collaborate on maritime security
India, US and Japan have agreed to work together to maintain maritime security through greater collaboration. US Secretary of State John Kerry hosted the dialogue with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, highlighted their shared support for peace, democracy, prosperity, and a rules-based international ...
Read More »Sushma Swaraj woos US industry to invest in India for win-win outcome
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in her address at the 40th Annual Gala of the US India Business Council ( USIBC), sought investments from the US industry in both public and private sectors in the country for a “win-win” outcome. The focus now is on building 100 smart cities; rejuvenating ...
Read More »US calls for smoother tax regime, ease of doing business in India
The Obama administration has openly called for a simplified tax regime and ease of doing business in India to attract global investments, including from the US. “For India to achieve its goal of sustainable growth and development, it must assure global markets and international investors that it is open for ...
Read More »India, US create joint challenge coin to mark partnership
The two sides of the unique Challenge Coin created by the India-US Joint Working Group on Aircraft Career after their first meeting in United States from August 12-14 to symbolize their partnership. One side of the coin reads “Forward Together We Go” and “Chale Chale Saath Saath” in Hindi; which ...
Read More »US-India committed to vision for Asia: Richard Verma
United States Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, has said that his nation is looking to make significant contributions to India’s strategic capabilities, such as the anti-surface warfare capabilities of the Indian Navy’s submarine fleet. “In a few weeks the USS Theodore Roosevelt will visit the Indian Ocean to take part ...
Read More »India, US plans to develop next generation Aircraft Carrier
The Indian delegation led by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, visited the US Navy’s state-of-the-art aircraft carrier – PCU Gerald Ford – currently under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, and received briefs on US Navy management of aircraft carrier programmes. The delegation met with senior Pentagon officials, and toured ...
Read More »India emerges a key player in Asia-Pacific power games
Two very important statements from Kevin Andrews, Australia’s foreign minister, and Kevin Rudd, the country’s former prime minister, have opened up the scenario of a newly developing strategic balance in the Indian Ocean and the Asia Pacific regions. The two important things are- India’s growing importance in the region, with ...
Read More »ISRO to launch a US satellite in space for the first time
News: Isro has a track record of launching satellites for 19 countries including space-faring nations, but this is the first time the US would be using an Indian vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, to put one of its satellite in orbit. Having successfully launched a Mars mission, India is ...
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