Category: India

UK to Help India Build Fighter Jets to Reduce Its Reliance on Russia: Johnson

Britain will support India to build its own fighter jets in a bid to reduce its reliance on Russian weapon supplies, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday on a visit to New Delhi. Johnson also said Britain was also creating an India-specific open general export license to slash delivery times for defence items. Only…


Historical Roots of India-China Border Conflict Lie in Mao Zedong’s Conquest Designs in Xinjiang and Tibet: Historian

NEW DELHI–Since the bloody clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the remote Galwan region of the Himalayas in 2020, border tensions between the two neighbors have shown little sign of easing. The decades-long border dispute finds its roots in the Chinese regime’s first leader Mao Zedong’s conquest designs in western regions of Xinjiang and…


Karla Peterson: Hungry? The New Memoir From San Diego Author Madhushree Ghosh Serves up a Banquet of Life Experiences

By Karla Peterson The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — One of the first times food spoke to her, Madhushree Ghosh was 7 years old and being tempted by a guava. It was the last of the three guavas Ghosh’s father had brought home to the family, and while she knew in her dutiful-daughter heart…


India Factory Fire Kills 6, Hospitalizes 13 With Burns

HYDERABAD, India—Fire raged through a pharmaceutical factory after an explosion in southern India, killing at least six workers on night shift and burning 13 others, police said Thursday. The fire broke out due to a chemical reactor leaking monomethyl nitric acid—used for manufacturing several types of polymers—which caused an explosion on Wednesday night, Police Officer…


The Demise of Pakistan’s Khan Government

Commentary Imran Khan became the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Aug. 18, 2018. His initial popularity derived from his visionary promise to build a new Pakistan based on growing economic opportunities for the impoverished Muslim majority of 220 million people. However, rampant inflation and escalating national debt hampered the implementation of his vision. Although…


China Looms Over Biden-Modi Meeting

News Analysis President Joe Biden’s virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 11 has significant geopolitical ramifications for the entire Southeast Asian region. It is evident that, like next-door neighbor China, India has chosen not to fall in line with the U.S.-led punitive regime against Russia over its military actions in Ukraine. New…


Biden and Modi Meet Virtually, Discuss ‘Solving a Lot of Global Problems’ Together

NEW DELHI—President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met virtually on April 11 ahead of the 2+2 bilateral meeting between their foreign and defense ministers. The two leaders talked about “deeper and stronger” relationships and about together working to solve many persisting global problems. “We take the same concerns about the global challenges…


US and India Sign Space Situational Awareness Arrangement

The United States and India on Monday signed a bilateral space situational awareness arrangement, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced. The two countries signed the agreement during a U.S.–India 2+2 ministerial that was held by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Austin on Monday with their Indian counterparts, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and…


US Says India to Make Its Own Judgment on How to Approach Russia-Ukraine Crisis

The United States says it did not asked India for any specific action regarding Russian energy imports, saying that it supports India making “its own judgments” on how to approach the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the White House said Monday. President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “very candid conversation” on the Russia-Ukraine…


Capitol Report (April 11): ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation Enacted

President Joe Biden is touting cracking down on gun violence as he announces new “ghost gun” regulations. But how effective will this be and how does it relate to Second Amendment rights? To fund or defund the police? This is a question that is polarizing the Democratic Party. As Biden calls for more funding for…