Nirupama Rao
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Nirupama Rao named visiting fellow at US varsity
World | Nov 19, 2013, 10:33 AM ISTWashington : Former Indian ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, has accepted a one-year appointment as the Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow with the Brown-India Initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies.Rao, who retired
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Indian IT firms supported 2.8 lakh jobs in US last year: Rao
World | Jul 27, 2012, 07:04 PM ISTWashington, Jul 27: Indian IT companies supported as many as 2.8 lakh jobs in America last year amid a gloomy employment scenario in the US and have invested a whopping over five billion dollars in
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Nirupama Rao Meets Hillary Clinton, Discusses Range Of Bilateral Issues
World | Jan 26, 2012, 11:40 AM ISTWashington, Jan 26: A wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including the importance of civil nuclear cooperation, were discussed during the first meeting of Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao with the Secretary
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Normalisation Of Ties With Pakistan Not Easy, says Nirupama Rao
World | Jan 24, 2012, 01:32 PM ISTWashington, Jan 24 : India has made “sincere efforts” to reduce trust deficit with Pakistan with which it has a history of complicated relationship, a top Indian diplomat has said, as she expressed concern over
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India Concerned Over Victory Of 'Dark Forces' Of Terrorism
World | Jan 24, 2012, 11:20 AM ISTWashington, Jan 24: India has sought a cautious approach on the US-backed peace talks with the Taliban, warning against a victory for the “dark forces of terrorism” if such negotiations are put on a fast
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West Veering Round To India's View On Terror, Says Nirupama Rao
World | Sep 28, 2011, 02:22 PM ISTWashington, Sept 28: India's view on terrorism in the region is increasingly being “believed and subscribed to”, Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao has said, even as the Obama Administration stepped up pressure on
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Mathai Takes Charge As Foreign Secretary
India | Aug 01, 2011, 11:33 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 1 : Diplomat Ranjan Mathai today assumed charge as new Foreign Secretary succeeding Nirupama Rao and said he would try and work to restore “trust and confidence” in Indo-Pak relations. Mathai, a
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Relations With Pak Can Grow In Terror Free Atmosphere: Rao
World | Jun 28, 2011, 08:56 AM ISTLondon, Jun 27 : India today said that relations with Pakistan can only grow in an atmosphere free of terror and violence.“The trajectory of our relationship over the last few decades has been distorted and
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Ranjan Mathai Is New Indian Foreign Secretary
India | Jun 27, 2011, 08:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 27 : Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France, will be the next Foreign Secretary, succeeding Nirupama Rao.Mathai, a 1974-batch IFS officer, will assume from August one and will be there for a
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India, Pak Foreign Secys Discuss Kashmir
World | Jun 24, 2011, 02:14 PM ISTIslamabad, Jun 24: India and Pakistan today discussed Jammu and Kashmir during the crucial Foreign Secretary-level talks here, a day after Islamabad insisted that it remained the “core” issue for it. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao,
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Obama Congratulates Indian Team On Victory
Cricket | Apr 04, 2011, 09:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 4: Americans may have little knowledge about cricket but a message of congratulations on behalf of President Barack Obama was today conveyed to Sachin Tendulkar and M S Dhoni for India's “historic”
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India Cautiously Optimistic On Talks With Pak, Says Foreign Secy
India | Feb 07, 2011, 12:32 PM ISTThimphu, Feb 7: India is "cautiously optimistic"on charting a way forward in the dialogue process with Pakistan and would like to see the process to mature keeping in view ground realities, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao
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India Raises Concerns Over Brahmaputra Dam
India | Nov 17, 2010, 10:27 AM ISTForeign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Tuesday raised concerns over China starting construction of a dam on the Brahmaputra river, during the fourth round of the two countries' strategic dialogue which was held here.Ms. Rao said
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Govt Warns Of Appropriate Action Against Lalit Modi
Cricket | Oct 22, 2010, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 22: As the probe against former IPL chief Lalit Modi gains momentum, a notice has been issued to him for revocation of his passport with the government today warning that appropriate action