Mark Toner

"We want to see US-India business-to-business ties remain strong," US State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner told reporters here at his daily press briefing on Monday.

Ahead of the US-based donor NGO Compassion International shutting down its India operations, the US today called for a transparent Indian process for foreign NGOs, which it said has been facing " significant challenges" for the last few years.

The US has called for partnership between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on counter-terrorism operations, asserting that is for the "betterment" of the region as security of the three countries is linked with one another.

The United States says China has the right to sail in international waters after a Chinese aircraft carrier cruised past Taiwan and into the contested South China Sea.

The US has said it is in Pakistan's interest to crackdown on those terror groups that are finding safe havens within its borders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's action to demonetise high value currency was "an important and necessary step" to crack down on "corruption and tax dodging," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner has said.

The US has imposed sanctions on Russia as a penalty for its agression in Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea.

The United States has welcomed the Indian government's recent decision to lift the restrictions from some NGOs, saying the move will strengthen civil society in the country.

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the UN, is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent lives, including American citizens, the US has said.

The recent comment made by a Pakistani envoy visiting the United States that the outgoing American President Barack Obama is now just a "guest" at the White House is "ridiculous", the US has said.

Following External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's speech at the United Nations General Assembly session wherein she asked the world to act against countries harbouring terrorists, the US has said that Pakistan needs to target all terror groups, including those that target neighbouring countries.

Ahead of the US-India-Afghanistan trilateral talks in New York later this month and in the wake of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's recently concluded visit to New Delhi, Washington has praised India's "generosity and focus" in helping Afghanistan become a stronger nation.

The US has said it wants to see "accountability and justice" in the case of Mumbai terror attacks which was carried out by Pakistan-based terrorist.

Expressing concern over the human rights situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the US has called for working out differences peacefully and through a "valid political process".

The United States has refrained from commenting on the sedition charges against Amnesty International over an event where anti-India slogans were reportedly raised, but said it respects the right of the global rights watchdog to express itself freely.

"We want to see US-India business-to-business ties remain strong," US State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner told reporters here at his daily press briefing on Monday.

Ahead of the US-based donor NGO Compassion International shutting down its India operations, the US today called for a transparent Indian process for foreign NGOs, which it said has been facing " significant challenges" for the last few years.

The US has called for partnership between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on counter-terrorism operations, asserting that is for the "betterment" of the region as security of the three countries is linked with one another.

The United States says China has the right to sail in international waters after a Chinese aircraft carrier cruised past Taiwan and into the contested South China Sea.

The US has said it is in Pakistan's interest to crackdown on those terror groups that are finding safe havens within its borders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's action to demonetise high value currency was "an important and necessary step" to crack down on "corruption and tax dodging," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner has said.

The US has imposed sanctions on Russia as a penalty for its agression in Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea.

The United States has welcomed the Indian government's recent decision to lift the restrictions from some NGOs, saying the move will strengthen civil society in the country.

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the UN, is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent lives, including American citizens, the US has said.

The recent comment made by a Pakistani envoy visiting the United States that the outgoing American President Barack Obama is now just a "guest" at the White House is "ridiculous", the US has said.

Following External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's speech at the United Nations General Assembly session wherein she asked the world to act against countries harbouring terrorists, the US has said that Pakistan needs to target all terror groups, including those that target neighbouring countries.

Ahead of the US-India-Afghanistan trilateral talks in New York later this month and in the wake of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's recently concluded visit to New Delhi, Washington has praised India's "generosity and focus" in helping Afghanistan become a stronger nation.

The US has said it wants to see "accountability and justice" in the case of Mumbai terror attacks which was carried out by Pakistan-based terrorist.

Expressing concern over the human rights situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the US has called for working out differences peacefully and through a "valid political process".

The United States has refrained from commenting on the sedition charges against Amnesty International over an event where anti-India slogans were reportedly raised, but said it respects the right of the global rights watchdog to express itself freely.