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"The United States has concerns about any country exercising with Russia while Russia wages a unprovoked, brutal war against Ukraine. But, of course, every participating country will make its own decisions. And I`ll leave it at that," the Press Secretary said.

In DNA on Tuesday, Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary speaks on US President-elect Joe Biden and the importance of India in the politics of America. With the oath ceremony of Biden on Wednesday, a new story of Indo-US friendship will be etched.

This is the first meeting Jaishankar and Pompeo amid India-China tensions since May of this year. Both countries have seen increased convergencies on several issues, from security to Indo Pacific. Later today in Tokyo, foreign minister of all 4 Quad countries-- India, US, Japan and Austrialia will meet.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asserted that India is ready to sign initial limited trade package with the US. Goyal added that it is up to the US to move ahead. Addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Goyal said so while speaking on the issue of a trade agreement between the US and India.

Terumi Tanaka was 13 when a U.S. warplane dropped a plutonium bomb on the southern Japanese city of Nagasaki, on Aug. 9, 1945. Tanaka knew instantly when his surroundings turned a blinding bright white that the massive boom was not one of the air raids. "I felt this was something terrible, so I ran downstairs and ducked, covered my ears and closed my eyes," Tanaka, now 88, told Reuters.

The MH-60 Romeo is considered one of the world's finest Multirole Helicopters and the Indian Navy has been waiting for such a helicopter for more than a decade.

This step will strengthen and support the foreign policy between both the countries.

PM Modi took to Twitter lauding the US President and called him "a steadfast friend of India and the Indian community", adding that his presence indicates his "respect towards India and the Indian diaspora". The PM also tweeted several pictures from the event calling them "moments from Houston that will always remain a part of my memory". He thanked the people and admired the programmes in the event.

A statement released by the White House with regard to their conversation said that the US “President conveyed the importance of maintaining peace in the region”.

Trump's Chief Economic Advisor said that it is on the US President and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to elaborate on the issue.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar conveyed this to his US counterpart Mike Pompeo during an extensive bilateral meeting in the national capital.

A senior State Department official in a conference call was giving a preview of Pompeo's India visit which is the first highest level visit from a Trump administration official after Prime Minister Modi was sworn in for his second term in May.

Speaking on India's S-400 defence missile deal with Russia, a senior State Department official said in a conference call on Friday that this was the time when the US will be encouraging India to look at alternatives.

The move will hurt American exporters of these 28 items as they will have to pay higher duties, making those items costlier in the Indian market.

A decision to scrap the trade privilege comes as President Donald Trump has vowed to cut the US trade deficit and repeatedly called out India for high tariffs. 

The US has slapped tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from India, part of Trump's drive to reduce the US trade deficit and boost American manufacturing jobs.

The ambassador has said the US is looking to replace Russia as India's largest defence supplier.

If the deal comes to fruition, it would be the first time Washington has sold a large armed drone to a country outside the NATO alliance.

SA-21 Growler), the United States can use the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) to stop the defence agreement.

India should be very clear that if we want to deal with Pakistan, we have to have the support of the United States and Israel, said the senior BJP leader.