The United States has justified the use of radio ankle monitors on some students of a sham university in California, 95 percent of them from India, saying it takes charges of visa fraud “very seriously”. “We take these allegations of immigration and visa fraud very seriously,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Monday when [...]
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Menon meets Clinton to prepare for strategic dialogue
January 28th, 2011 |
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National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon is here to review implementation of initiatives launched during President Barack Obama’s visit to India and prepare the ground for the India-US Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi in April. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who would lead a high level US team to the dialogue co-chaired by Indian External Affairs [...]
Holbrooke in critical condition
December 12th, 2010 |
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Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, is in critical condition after undergoing surgery at a Washington hospital.
Doctors operated on Holbrooke Saturday to fix a tear in his aorta, a key heart artery. U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley says the 69-year-old diplomat has been joined by his family.
More foreign missions warn of terror threat to Delhi
April 22nd, 2010 |
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A day after the United States embassy warned of possible terror attacks in Delhi, more western foreign missions Thursday advised their citizens to keep away from crowded and popular markets in the Indian capital.
There is “specific and credible information” for probable terror strikes, they asserted.
The Australian High Commission has increased its alert level to “high [...]
US, India to discuss Headley access
April 13th, 2010 |
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India’s request for access to David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani American key plotter of the Mumbai attacks, is expected to gain traction after Sunday’s meeting between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
“Obviously, we have kept India apprised of our ongoing investigation with respect to Headley,” State Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters [...]
US will not push India to sign nuclear treaties
April 8th, 2010 |
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Expressing appreciation for the responsible manner in which India has behaved on non-proliferation issues, the US has said it will not push India to sign either the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) or the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) any time soon.
However, the US wanted India, which has declined to sign the NPT and CTBT on [...]
No India-type nuclear deal for Pakistan
April 8th, 2010 |
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The United States has ruled out an India-type civil nuclear deal for Pakistan, at least for now.
“We are focused on Pakistan’s energy needs. But as we said last week, right now, that does not include civilian nuclear energy,” State Department spokesman P. J Crowley told reporters Wednesday when asked about Pakistan’s demand for such a [...]
US rejects Pak opposition to Kerry Lugar bill
October 14th, 2009 |
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The US on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s last minute bid to seek a change in the text of the Kerry Lugar bill providing USD 7.5 billion aid to that country, asserting that it did not impinge on its sovereignty as claimed by the Pakistan Army.
As US President Barack Obama prepared to sign the bill into [...]
Exiled Honduran President Sets Up Camp “With Water And Food” On Border
July 26th, 2009 |
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LAS MANOS, Nicaragua — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya returned to the Honduran border on Saturday and announced he would set up camp there, despite foreign leaders urging him not to force a confrontation with the government that ousted …
Holbrooke cancels India trip over scheduling mismatch
July 24th, 2009 |
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US President Barack Obama’s Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has cancelled his trip to India.
U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters here on Thursday that a mismatch in terms of scheduling had led to the cancellation of the trip to New Delhi.
“I think the Ambassador (Holbrooke) is not going to [...]
State Dept: North Korea’s Direct Threat To U.S. ‘Infinitesimal’
July 21st, 2009 |
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The State Department on Monday continued to publicly downplay the threat North Korea presents to the United States with spokesman P.J. Crowley telling reporters North Korea “represents an infinitesimal threat to the United States directly.”
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