Tag: Donald Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will not allow Huawei, the Chinese technology giant, inside the country as it is related to the national security. “We’re not allowing Huawei into our country. We have not changed on that,” Trump told reporters responding to a question. “We can do business for non-security […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would “certainly intervene” between India and Pakistan on Kashmir if they wanted him to, days after he stunned New Delhi with his claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to mediate on the vexed issue. Trump on Thursday said it was up to India and Pakistan […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are suing California over recent legislation requiring presidential candidates to file tax returns in order to stand in primaries. State Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed the law last week. In two lawsuits, the plaintiffs said it was unconstitutional as it added an extra requirement to […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that China is rooting for a Democrat to win the 2020 presidential election in a bid to reach a trade deal with the US. Trump took to Twitter and accused China of looting US of “hundreds of billions” of dollars. “China wants to make a deal so badly. […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has made it clear that his offer of mediation on Kashmir is not on the table anymore, a top Indian diplomat said on Monday. India’s Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, said that America’s decades-old policy on Kashmir has been no mediation but to encourage India and Pakistan to […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday conveyed the importance of India and Pakistan reducing tensions through bilateral dialogue on the Kashmir issue during a phone call with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the White House said. The phone conversation between Trump and Khan took place before the close-door-consultation of the 15 members of the UN […]

Washington: President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his strategy versus China, on whose goods Washington has imposed heavy tariffs as the two nations are engaged in high-stakes trade talks, and he called the US economy “the best in the world.” “Our economy is the best in the world, by far. Lowest unemployment ever within almost […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to “moderate rhetoric” with India over Kashmir, as he underlined the need of exercising “restraint” by both sides and avoid escalation of the “tough” situation in the region. Trump on Monday spoke separately to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Khan […]

Washington: President Donald Trump has indicated that the US forces will not completely withdraw from warn-torn Afghanistan and America will have “somebody there” to make sure that Taliban does not regain control. During the presidential election campaign in 2016, Trump had pledged to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan and end America’s longest war. The Trump […]

New York: Conceding that India’s decision to rescind Kashmir’s special constitutional status was an internal matter, a senior US administration official has said that India-Pakistan relations are expected to come up when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Donald Trump in France on the sidelines of the G7. Briefing reporters on Thursday on Trump’s […]

Biarritz (France): The Kashmir issue is likely to figure prominently in talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Monday on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here, days after Trump said he would discuss the issue with “friend” Modi. Trump, who had telephonic conversations with both Modi and Pakistan Prime […]

Biarritz/London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday categorically rejected any scope for a third party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, saying the two countries can discuss and resolve all issues bilaterally and “we don’t want to trouble any third country.” Modi made these remarks while interacting with the media alongside US President Donald […]

Biarritz (France): US President Donald Trump on Monday cleared the air about his controversial claim that Prime Minister Modi had asked for his mediation on Kashmir, saying that India and Pakistan could bilaterally do something “very good”. A readout of their bilateral talks here on the sidelines of the G7 summit reinforced it, saying: “President […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump led a ceremony to proclaim the creation of a new element of the Armed Forces, the United States Space Command. “It’s a big deal. As the newest combatant command, SPACECOM will defend America’s vital interests in space – the next war-fighting domain. And I think that’s pretty obvious to everybody. […]

New York: US President Donald Trump has nominated Shireen Mathews, an Indian-American lawyer, to be a federal judge. She is a partner with the elite law firm Jones Day, where she specialises in white-collar crimes. Before that, she was an assistant federal prosecutor in California serving as the coordinator for criminal healthcare fraud cases. Her […]