Nisha Desai Biswal
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US okay with n-deal understanding but firms will decide
World | Feb 27, 2015, 12:10 PM ISTWashington :From the US perspective, the "breakthrough understandings" on the India-US civil nuclear deal can advance it towards commercial opportunities, but the industry will have to make its own decisions, according to a senior US
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Nisha Desai making critical efforts in key part of world: Kerry
World | Oct 24, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTWashington: US Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged the critical role being played by Nisha Desai Biswal, one of his top diplomats, in building America's relationship with countries in South and Central Asia, particularly India.“I'm
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Kerry lits diya to celebrate first ever Diwali at State Department
World | Oct 24, 2014, 11:59 AM ISTWashington: Amidst chanting of Vedic mantras and lighting of the traditional ‘diya' by none other than US Secretary of State John Kerry, Diwali - the festival of lights - was celebrated for the first time
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Obama names Indian American Richard Rahul Verma as envoy to India
World | Sep 19, 2014, 01:13 PM ISTWashington: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, President Barack Obama has nominated Richard Rahul Verma as the new ambassador to India, the first Indian American to be named to the New Delhi post.Verma, a
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US lawmaker asks Indian-origin officials about 'Your Country'
World | Jul 27, 2014, 09:34 AM ISTWashington: A freshman US lawmaker committed an embarrassing faux pas when during a Congressional hearing he mistook two top Indian-origin American officials as representing the Indian government, quizzing them about "your country" and "your government".Congressman
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US official headed for Delhi to build bridges with Modi
World | May 31, 2014, 10:11 AM ISTWashington: The US is dispatching Nisha Desai Biswal, its pointperson for South Asia, to build bridges with the new Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom it had shunned for over a decade,Biswal,
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Nisha Desai's success reflective of deep Indo-US ties: Kerry
World | Nov 22, 2013, 04:30 PM ISTWashington: With Nisha Desai Biswal becoming US' first ever Indian-American point person for South Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry has said her success and that of others from the community is reflective of the