India, US discuss advancing civil nuclear cooperation
Setting the tone for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in June, India and the US have discussed efforts to advance civil nuclear cooperation.
US asks Pakistan to have dialogue with neighbours to resolve disputes
At a time when India and Congressmen in the US have been raising questions on President Barack Obama’s decision to sell F-16s to Pakistan, White House has asked Islamabad to have dialogue with its neighbours to resolve disputes. A top State Department official said that the country’s ties in the region have seen “some ups […]
China, Russia concerned over US missile defence plans in Korean peninsula
Amid the US-South Korea talks on possible deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system following North Korea’s renewed nuclear and rocket tests earlier this year, China and Russia have raised concerns over US plans to put a missile defence system on the Korean peninsula. Beijing fears that the increasing presence of US […]
China positioning itself to challenge US power: Senator
Expressing apprehension over China’s behaviour in the disputed South China Sea, a top American Senator said Beijing has repositioned itself as a geopolitical rival of the US. “We’ve reached a point now though where there’s no denying the fact that China has positioned itself as a geopolitical rival to the United States,” Senator Bob Corker […]
US not to use taxpayers’ money to subsidise F-16s for Pakistan
A day after US lawmakers expressed concern that F-16 fighter jets could be used against India and not to combat terrorism, the US is not inclined to use tax payers’ money to provide fighter planes to Pakistan. As a result Pakistan now will have to pay entire $700 million to purchase eight F-16 from […]