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The United States and Indian trade teams started negotiations on Friday as tensions mount over protectionist measures taken by both sides. While India and the US have become increasingly close in recent years, US President Donald Trump took a swipe at the giant South Asian nation on Twitter this week, saying that India’s tariffs were “no longer acceptable”. Washington removed …

Inclement English weather claimed yet another World Cup match after India’s group game against 2015 finalists New Zealand was called off without a ball being bowled at Trent Bridge on Thursday. A soggy outfield from overnight showers had already delayed the start of the contest between the tournament’s only two unbeaten sides. Also read: Fans lash out at ICC as …

WELLINGTON:The former New Zealand   captain Brendon McCullum has  predicted   that hosts England, India and defending champions Australia  will   reach the semi-finals of the  World Cup 2019. However, he left the fourth spot open for teams with a better net run rate.  According to the former cricketer the fight for the last spot will be between New Zealand, West Indies, South …

Britain’s high commissioner to India laid a wreath on Saturday on the 100th anniversary of the Amritsar massacre, one of the worst atrocities of colonial rule for which London is still to apologise. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, as it is known in India, saw British troops fire on thousands of unarmed men, women and children in the northern city of …

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday expressed the hope that Pakistan and India will get back to focus on economic development which he said is the basic requirement of both the countries. “Our country is grappling with another crisis of mad rush of self destruction,” he was quoted by Indian media as saying at an event. “Our basic …

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that there is “reasonably decent” news coming from India and Pakistan. “We have I think reasonably attractive news from Pakistan and India,” said Trump at a news conference in Vietnam after a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “They have been going at it. We were involved in trying to …

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Many countries, including global powers, on Wednesday called upon Pakistan and India to exercise restraint and pull back from the brink of a full-fledged war as the White House National Security Council (NSC) warned that the risks of further military action by India and Pakistan were “unacceptably high”. Talking to journalists in Washington, an NSC official said the US …

NEW DELHI: India and five Central Asian countries along with Afghanistan on Sunday condemned terrorism in all its manifestations and agreed to cooperate in countering the menace to global peace, Press Trust of Indiasaid. This was part of a joint statement issued at the end of the first-ever meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue which also saw the participation of Afghanistan …