Profile of Lalit K. Jha
Last month, India announced that it was banning wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid concerns of wheat output being hit by the scorching heat wave.
Indian-American diplomat Gautam Rana had earlier served as the Deputy Chief of Mission and Charg d'Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Indian-American lawyer diplomat Richard Verma, also a former US ambassador to India, as a member of his Intelligence Advisory Board.
Indian-American groups have urged the Connecticut State Assembly to rescind its official citation that congratulated a separatist Sikh body on the 36th anniversary of the so-called declaration of Sikh independence.
More than 55 countries have launched a declaration for the future of the internet, the White House said on Thursday, adding that the doors are still open for countries like India which have not joined it.
Indian American Arun Venkataraman was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service for the International Trade Administration.
The aircraft has been specifically designed from its inception for carrier operations, can operate from the Indian Navy aircraft carriers, and will meet or exceed the STOBAR performance requirements of the Indian Navy.
US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American diplomat Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen as his envoy to Mali, the White House has said, the third such nomination of an Indian-American in over a month.
India's total purchase of oil from Russia in a month is probably less than what Europe does in an afternoon, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.
America’s relationship with India is a very critical one, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a Congressional hearing early this week.
Last month, Biden had said that India and the US were trying to resolve their differences on the issue of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
In his call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden described to him the implications and consequences if China provides material support to Russia as it conducts brutal attacks against Ukrainian cities and civilians.
Rice said that the negative impact of the war in Ukraine on the US, the EU, and Chinese economies could dampen external demand for India's exports, while supply chain disruptions could negatively impact India's import volumes and prices.
The United States remains in touch with Indian leaders and continues to encourage them to work closely with it to stand up against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the White House has said.
UN along with its key allies and partners decided to disconnect key sanctioned Russian banks from the SWIFT financial system and impose restrictive measures on Russia's central bank.
US President Joe Biden has said that any nation that countenances Russia's naked aggression and a totally unjustifiable war against Ukraine will be stained by association.
Nearly 400 Indian students in Ukraine's Sumy city bordering Russia have taken shelter in a basement after Russian forces took control and have appealed to the government of India to evacuate them.
President Joe Biden said the US will intervene if Putin moves into NATO countries, stressing that if his Russian counterpart is not stopped now, he will be emboldened.
US President Joe Biden announced a series of economic sanctions against Russia as he accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of aggression against Ukraine.
The White House, which described the Russian actions as blatant violation of Moscow’s international commitments, said that economic sanctions are in the pipeline.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his re-election, saying that Pakistan wants talks with India to resolve all differences, including on the Kashmir issue.
The US president says Indo-US bilateral trade has grown by 40 per cent since he took over.