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  Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike that ‘violated sovereignty’

  World | May 24, 2016 9:38 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan summoned US ambassador David Hale on Monday to express concern over the drone strike by American forces in Pakistani territory to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, which it said was a

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  Obama nominates Indian-American woman as US envoy to Chad

  World | April 20, 2016 6:50 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta Pasi, a career foreign service officer, as the country's next envoy to Chad. Pasi, who served as US Ambassador to Djibouti from 2011 to 2014,

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  China summons US envoy; strongly protests arms sales to Taiwan

  World | December 17, 2015 15:55 IST

  Beijing: China today said it had summoned US Ambassador to strongly protest America's massive USD 1.83 billion weapons sales, including two warships, to Taiwan and warned that it will take "new measures" including sanctions against

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  US working with India to boost counter-terrorism cooperation: Envoy

  World | August 25, 2015 5:30 IST

  Wellington:  The US today said it is working with India to improve counter-terrorism cooperation as it stressed on the need for joint and concerted efforts to disrupt and degrade entities such as LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM),

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  Strong US-India ties mean secure, prosperous world: US envoy

  India | August 21, 2015 5:12 IST

  Lucknow:  US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Thursday said strengthening of India-US relations will have a lasting and positive boost for global peace, security and prosperity.On his second day of visit to Uttar Pradesh,

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  It's up to private firms to take N-deal forward now: US envoy

  India | February 11, 2015 7:32 IST

  Mumbai: The US today said the onus of leveraging on the civil nuclear deal with India, that figured prominently during President Barack Obama's visit last month, now lies with private companies and promised all necessary

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  US envoy Stephens meets Gujarat CM Anandi Patel

  India | August 21, 2014 8:15 IST

  Gandhinagar: The US interim Ambassador to India Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel here and discussed a host of issues, including relations between the two countries and the BJP-ruled state's

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  Obama's phone call ended frosty ties with Modi: US envoy

  India | August 20, 2014 17:24 IST

  Ahmedabad: The phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his electoral victory “set the tone” for ending the chill in the US' relations with the Indian leader caused by

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  Pakistan taking action against all militants, US told

  World | July 21, 2014 20:37 IST

  Islamabad: A top Pakistani security adviser Monday told a visiting US regional envoy that the security forces are targeting all armed groups in the North Waziristan tribal region.The comments came days after the US commander

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  US envoy's meeting with Modi a 'necessary step': NYT

  Politics | February 15, 2014 18:16 IST

  New York: The meeting between US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell and Narendra Modi was a "pragmatic" and "necessary step", according to a media report, that said it seems "likely" the visa status of BJP's

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  US ends 9-year boycott of Modi as Ambassador Nancy Powell meets Gujarat CM

  Politics | February 13, 2014 13:01 IST

  Gandhinagar: Ending a nine-year boycott, US Ambassador Nancy Powell today met Narendra Modi and said her country looks forward to working closely with the government India chooses after the Lok Sabha elections, an indication that

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  US envoy Nancy Powell to meet Modi on Thursday

  India | February 12, 2014 12:05 IST

  Ahmedabad: US ambassador to India Nancy Powell will meet Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi tomorrow from 9:45 am to 10:45 am. She will then hold delegation level meetings with Gujarat government ministers and officials, specific

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  US envoy record witnesses account of 'serious abuses' in Lanka

  World | January 12, 2014 16:34 IST

  Colombo: A top American official probing war crimes has recorded eyewitness accounts of alleged serious “abuses” and violations of international human rights law by Sri Lankan army during the final stages of its war with

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  US envoy: Afghan president unchanged on troop deal

  World | December 05, 2013 18:56 IST

  Kabul: The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Thursday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai still refuses to sign a security deal with the United States until after next April's elections.James Dobbins, who

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  Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike

  World | June 08, 2013 19:05 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 8: On the instructions of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, US Charge d' Affaires was summoned today by Pakistan's Foreign Office to lodge protest against a drone strike carried out in the restive tribal

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  New US envoy arrives in Pakistan

  World | October 27, 2012 15:33 IST

  Islamabad, Oct 27: US Ambassador-designate to Pakistan, Richard Olson, who arrived in Islamabad Saturday, promised to “build a relationship based on mutual respect and common interests”.“I am excited to begin my work in Pakistan. I

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  CPI Takes Exception To US Envoy's Remarks On FDI In Retail

  Politics | November 30, 2011 21:58 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30: The CPI today took strong exception to comments by the US Ambassador to India on the “virtues” of FDI in retail sector, saying it showed that Indian policy had come under

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  US Envoy Promises No More Pat-Down Searches Of Indian Dignitaries

  World | June 30, 2011 14:33 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 30 : Outgoing US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has promised there will be no more pat-down searches of Indian dignitaries at American airports. On his last day in office, Roemer was

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  Wikileaks: Aiyar Was Shifted For Being Anti-US, Wrote US Envoy

  India | March 15, 2011 17:00 IST

  New Delhi, March 15: The Hindu on Tuesday published a report quoting Wikileaks cable to say that Cabinet reshuffles in India clearly have foreign policy implications, serving external objectives. This at any rate is the

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  Wikileaks: PM Isolated On Pakistan, Wrote US Envoy

  India | March 15, 2011 15:23 IST

  New Delhi, March 15:  After a meeting with India's National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan in August 2009, American Ambassador Timothy Roemer was driven to the conclusion that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was isolated within his