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The Indian Ambassador to the United States said that US has announced the removal of the Defense Production Act, which means no more priority supply will now be required. This will furthers smoothen the supply chains for vaccine manufacturing, particularly for AstraZeneca and Novavax, he revealed.

A crucial Senate Committee will vote on Trump administration's ambassadorial nominee to India -- Ken Juster -- later this week, paving the way for a full Senate confirmation of the old India hand, who played a key role in the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal.

 Recently, US envoy MaryKay Carlson embarked on a special saree search on Twitter.

Pakistan's top diplomat in the US was laughed at by a Washington audience when he repeatedly insisted that there are no safe sanctuaries for terrorists in Pakistan and that the Taliban leader, who reportedly died in a hospital in Karachi, never left Afghanistan.

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has said there can be no political solution to the conflict in Syria until President Bashar al-Assad is in power.

"Bad actors" cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons at the cost of those trying to maintain peace and safety, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said as she voiced opposition to a UN conference negotiating a legally-binding instrument to prohibit such weapons.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday hailed the US veto of a Palestinian to be named UN envoy to Libya, saying the world body failed to give equal consideration to Israelis.

"This deal marks a major step forward in the US-India defence relationship and supports jobs in both our countries," Verma was quoted as saying in the statement.

"The US Ambassador visited Arunachal Pradesh, a state which is an integral part of the country to which he is accredited," Vikas Swarup said.

US Ambassador to India, Richard R. Verma, today said India has much to offer the world in terms of innovative solutions to development challenges that affect base of the pyramid populations both here in the country and around the globe.

US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said on Monday diversity of speech and thought was one great hallmark of both the US and India.

Verma's comments came a day after the Obama administration notified the US Congress of its decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan worth nearly USD 700 million.

The US envoy to the coalition against Islamic State said on Wednesday that Russian airstrikes in Syria are boosting the militant group because of the toll they are taking on U.S.-backed opposition fighters.

The pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terrorism has to be kept up and the US remains strongly engaged with India to tackle the menace which is affecting regional peace, US Ambassador Richard Verma said on Thursday.

Describing 2015 as a transformative year in US-India relations, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma has said they are moving into 2016 with optimism and an ambitious agenda for the future.

A "strong and productive relationship" between President Obama and PM Modi helped seal a historic deal at the Paris climate change conference, says a US official.

Reacting to remarks by the US envoy here about the military rule in Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday advised ambassador Glyn Davies to think carefully before speaking.

India's success rate was 66 percent in fighting TB as per the statistical data of 2013. 

Addressing the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Verma said the goal of $500 billion is achievable.