Eric Garcetti, who was raised in San Fernando and earned both a B.A. and an M.A. from Columbia University, is the new US ambassador to India.
The United States Senate on Wednesday confirmed Indian American Ravi Chaudhary as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Air Force, one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon. The Senate voted 65-29 to confirm the former Air Force officer's nomination with more than a dozen votes from the opposition Republican party.
Beginning 2023, Hindu temples in Australia have seen a spurt in vandal attacks by Khalistani elements defacing the walls with anti-India slogans and graffiti.
An ex-aide has accused Eric Garcetti, former Los Angeles mayor, of being “unfit” to become the next US ambassador to India after he deliberately ignored allegations of sexual harassment within his team during his time in office.
A major incident involving a US military drone is being widely reported as happening over the Black Sea on Tuesday, with NATO sources telling AFP there's been an "incident" and that an investigation is ongoing. Western military sources identified that a US-made Reaper drone may have crashed for as yet unknown reasons:
The China-brokered Saudi-Iran deal will deal a massive blow to the near-unlimited geopolitical sway that Washington held and change the Middle East.
Wing Commander Abhinav Sharma, who was fired by the Indian Air Force following the accidental launch of a BrahMos missile that landed in Pakistan in March last year, has filed a case in Delhi High Court against the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of Air Staff, claiming that his dismissal was wrongful and that the Court of Inquiry did not allow him to defend himself.
Pakistan stands on the brink of default even as it remains engaged with the International Monetary Fund at the tail end of a three-year programme. While the country’s economic woes are rooted in its own inept policies, International Monetary Fund has escaped scrutiny of its stabilisation programmes that have failed to put Pakistan on a sustainable path in 22 attempts and certainly needing another programme immediately after this one concludes.
Taliban officials from Afghanistan will participate in a course by the Ministry of External Affairs which will be conducted by IIM-Kozhikode. This is being seen as a significant development in the Indo-Afghan relations under the Taliban.
Over one year since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, there are growing differences between Washington and Kyiv on how to move forward in the conflict, POLITICO reported Sunday.
