The US and India have been edging closer together for years. Washington sees India as a key regional counterweight against a more assertive China, while for New Delhi, the US has become an increasingly important source of foreign investment and a partner for trade and security.
Regarding the BRI agreement with China, Deuba said, "BRI is merely a memorandum of understanding for development work between Nepal and China. I would like to clarify that Nepal is very clear that it is not in a position to take very expensive loans from any country or institution.
The Congress on Monday distanced itself from its leader Sam Pitroda’s remarks on China, saying they are not the views of the party and that China remains India’s foremost external security and economic challenge.
There was guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump outlined plans to ramp up sales of defense systems to New Delhi.
PM Modi met US President Trump at the White House Thursday. Publications look at India-US ties against the backdrop of key issues pertaining to trade & immigration.
India’s partnership with Russia, its old ally, will endure—but New Delhi will also seek out other partners to help facilitate its rise at a faster rate.
Modi's meeting with Trump in Washington, weeks after the US President assumed office for his second term, has evoked considerable interest in China, especially on defence cooperation between New Delhi
India expects to sell short-range missiles to the Philippines this year in a deal worth more than $200 million, Indian sources told Reuters, for New Delhi's second major defence export contract with Manila as tension grows with China.
Vote counting started early Saturday in the high-stakes state legislature election in India’s federal territory, including New Delhi.