Politics - International

If Iran decides to go for nuclear weapons, the US may not be able to permanently stop this from happening unless it is willing to occupy the country.

If sheer attendance at their respective rallies were to be the criterion, Rahul Gandhi
clearly stole the show over the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in this Dalit bastion Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: Setting the tone for Thursday's crucial meeting of the core group of chief ministers on prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for a political consensus on the issue and urged the par

WASHINGTON April 7, 2010, 07:33 pm ET

WASHINGTON — At the heart of President Obama’s new nuclear strategy lies a central gamble: that an aging, oversize, increasingly outmoded nuclear arsenal can be turned to the new purpose of adding lev

India and China should show “maturity” in managing their differences, including the boundary dispute, and avoid viewing each other as competitors, External Affairs Minister S. M.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was to seal a series of multi-billion dollar arms deals on Friday during a visit to India aimed at boosting ties with Moscow's old Cold War ally.

Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pledges by China and the U.S. to set numerical targets for their greenhouse-gas emissions through 2020 may improve chances for a global climate agreement at negotiations next month in Copenhagen.

China’s cabinet yesterday said it will cut output of carbon dioxide per unit of gross domestic product by between 40 percent and 45 percent from 2005. A day earlier, the U.S. said it will propose a direct CO2 reduction in the same period of about 17 percent, provided that lines up with a new domestic climate law.

In their first steps towards taking the Indo-US strategic partnership to a new level, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Barack Obama sought to consolidate gains rather than break new ground as they identified five core areas to carry forward what the US President called the “defining partnership of the 21st century.”

With the agreement on reprocessing US-origin nuclear fuel hitting a roadblock, the best takeaway for both sides was the ever-improving personal equation between the two leaders.

Washington: US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur at the White House on Tuesday.

The White House banquet menu included a relishing prawn curry with basmati rice while evening entertainers include several Grammy winners, including AR Rahman.

The first state banquet given by the US first couple was high on veggies and low on meat. The Indian Prime Minister is a vegetarian and teetotaller to boot.