Tag: India

New Bill Would Provide Pathway to Citizenship to 200,000 Children of Legal Non-Immigrant Workers

A bill introduced Tuesday by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would provide a pathway to citizenship to “Documented Dreamers,” or children of long-term non-immigrant visa holders legally residing in the United States. The bill, dubbed “America’s Children Act,” would affect an estimated 200,000 children and young adults living in the United States…


Boeing Delivers 22 Jets in August, 737 MAX ‘White Tails’ Nearly Gone

SEATTLE/PARIS—Boeing Co. delivered 22 airplanes in August amid revived domestic travel and won orders for seven 787s in a respite for a program hobbled by industrial defects and a halt in deliveries. The closely watched monthly snapshot comes as Boeing tries to recoup billions of dollars in lost sales from the coronavirus pandemic, and move…


India’s SpiceJet Settles With Boeing MAX Aircraft Lessor CDB Aviation

BENGALURU—Budget airline SpiceJet said on Monday it has settled with another lessor of Boeing Co’s MAX aircraft, CDB Aviation, as it looks to start operating the aircraft by the end of September after India cleared the 737 MAX to fly last month. The 737 MAX was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two fatal crashes…


Chip Shortage Pushes Reliance, Google to Delay India Smartphone Launch

BENGALURU—Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries delayed the launch of a low-cost smartphone it is developing with Google to November, citing an industry-wide semiconductor shortage. The “ultra-affordable” smartphone, developed jointly by Reliance’s telecom arm and Google, was set to be rolled out from Sept. 10. Companies globally are tackling a massive semiconductor shortage as the COVID-19 pandemic-led…


Chaotic Afghanistan Pullout Puts Important Relationship With India in Peril

Commentary President Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has ruined, perhaps for decades, America’s most important bilateral relationship of this era. If Washington is going to deter a militant China, it needs the support of democratic India. Unfortunately, India looks like the country most immediately—and perhaps most adversely—affected by the Biden-created debacle. As a result, New…


Fifth England Versus India Test Called Off After COVID-19 Case

MANCHESTER, England—The fifth test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled barely two hours before its scheduled start on Friday after the tourists failed to field a side following a COVID-19 case in their camp. India was 2–1 up in the series heading into the final test but the match was thrown into…


Ford to Stop Making Cars in India, Take $2 Billion Hit

NEW DELHI—Ford Motor Co. will stop making cars in India and take a hit of about $2 billion because it does not see a path to profitability in the country, becoming the latest automaker to leave the major growth market dominated by Asian rivals. The U.S. carmaker entered India 25 years ago but still has…


One Dead, Several Feared Missing in Indian Ferry Collision

GAUHATI, India—Two passenger ferries collided Wednesday in a river in northeastern India, leaving at least one person dead and several others missing, officials said. The head-on collision caused one of the boats to sink in the Brahmaputra river, said Ashok Barman, deputy commissioner of Jorhat city. The crash occurred near Nimati Ghat, a river port…


China’s Military Drill in Tibet a Warning to India: Experts

The Chinese regime’s recent show of military strength in Tibet was an attempt to intimidate neighboring India amid heightened tensions, according to two former high-ranking military officers. But New Delhi remains confident it is a formidable opponent to Beijing, they said. At the end of August, large-scale joint exercises were conducted by the People Liberation…


Australian Looks to Deepen Ties in Indo-Pacific as Free Trade Agreement With India Moves Closer

Australia is looking to deepen ties across the Indo-pacific with Foreign Minister Marise Payne and the Minister of Defence Peter Dutton jetting off on a tour of the region for a series of 2+2 meetings with their counterparts from Indonesia, India, South Korea, and the United States. In a joint press release on Sep. 8, Payne and…