Rex Tillerson On India

The United States cannot guarantee that it will provide India a waiver from sanctions if it purchases major weapon and defence systems from Russia, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday, ahead of a high-level dialogue between Washington and New Delhi.

India will be a part of an international meeting hosted by the US and Canada next month to discuss North Korea's nuclear threat and ways to improve the effectiveness of the current pressure campaign against the reclusive nation.

The United States has elevated its engagement with India as part of its effort of free and open Indo-Pacific, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.

Criticising US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to India, CPI(M) today alleged that it was aimed at harnessing India to fulfil the US's goals vis-a-vis China and Iran.

The US has shared with Pakistan a list with details "beyond just names" of 20 terrorist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen that Washington believes are operating from its soil and areas under its occupation, to target India and Afghanistan, a media report said today.

Six influential US Senators have urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" on the issue of religious freedom violation, saying its discriminatory laws continue to result in prosecution of individuals due to their faith.

The Trump administration has firmly told Pakistan that if it fails to take "decisive" actions against terror groups, the US will "adjust" its tactics and strategies to achieve the objective in a "different way", a State Department official today said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj raised the issue of H-1B visas with her US counterpart Rex Tillerson on Wednesday, and said nothing should be done by the Trump administration which may "adversely" impact India's interests.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on his first official visit to South Asia, as the world's two biggest democracies look to deepen economic and strategic ties amid China's growing clout.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Delhi on Tuesday night on his maiden official visit to India.

As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Pakistan on Tuesday to pressure Islamabad to act over terrorists targeting Afghanistan from its soil, anxious Pakistanis may be equally interested in dissuading Washington's deepening ties with India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot "pursue peace" with Pakistan in a way that "cuts his own security", a top Trump administration official has said, asserting that it is in the interest of Islamabad to build confidence with New Delhi to restart commercial ties

India stands ready to further strengthen ties with the United States, the government said on Friday, after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson vowed to dramatically expand cooperation as a way to counter China's influence in Asia.

The United States is India's "reliable partner" at the world stage in this period of uncertainty and angst, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday, sending a strong signal to side with India amidst China's "provocative actions" in the region.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will deliver his first major policy speech on India tomorrow, two days after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ended his week-long visit to America during which he raised some of the key issues of concern with the American leadership.

The United States cannot guarantee that it will provide India a waiver from sanctions if it purchases major weapon and defence systems from Russia, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday, ahead of a high-level dialogue between Washington and New Delhi.

India will be a part of an international meeting hosted by the US and Canada next month to discuss North Korea's nuclear threat and ways to improve the effectiveness of the current pressure campaign against the reclusive nation.

The United States has elevated its engagement with India as part of its effort of free and open Indo-Pacific, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.

Criticising US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to India, CPI(M) today alleged that it was aimed at harnessing India to fulfil the US's goals vis-a-vis China and Iran.

The US has shared with Pakistan a list with details "beyond just names" of 20 terrorist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen that Washington believes are operating from its soil and areas under its occupation, to target India and Afghanistan, a media report said today.

Six influential US Senators have urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" on the issue of religious freedom violation, saying its discriminatory laws continue to result in prosecution of individuals due to their faith.

The Trump administration has firmly told Pakistan that if it fails to take "decisive" actions against terror groups, the US will "adjust" its tactics and strategies to achieve the objective in a "different way", a State Department official today said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj raised the issue of H-1B visas with her US counterpart Rex Tillerson on Wednesday, and said nothing should be done by the Trump administration which may "adversely" impact India's interests.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on his first official visit to South Asia, as the world's two biggest democracies look to deepen economic and strategic ties amid China's growing clout.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Delhi on Tuesday night on his maiden official visit to India.

As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Pakistan on Tuesday to pressure Islamabad to act over terrorists targeting Afghanistan from its soil, anxious Pakistanis may be equally interested in dissuading Washington's deepening ties with India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot "pursue peace" with Pakistan in a way that "cuts his own security", a top Trump administration official has said, asserting that it is in the interest of Islamabad to build confidence with New Delhi to restart commercial ties

India stands ready to further strengthen ties with the United States, the government said on Friday, after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson vowed to dramatically expand cooperation as a way to counter China's influence in Asia.

The United States is India's "reliable partner" at the world stage in this period of uncertainty and angst, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday, sending a strong signal to side with India amidst China's "provocative actions" in the region.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will deliver his first major policy speech on India tomorrow, two days after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ended his week-long visit to America during which he raised some of the key issues of concern with the American leadership.