Robert Blake

US assistant ecretary of state Robert Blake said that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan depends on the progress made in that war ravaged country.

The US wants India to ratify the international Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) for nuclear damages by the end of this year.

A key US official on Thursday challenged the view from the Indian commentariat that the softening line on Pakistan is fuelling its belligerence and also its indifference to New Delhi's requests in the David Headley case.

Obama administration's point man for South and Central Asia, said the rapid strides made by the two sides in their ties over the last 10 years indicates that "sky is the limit" for the relationship between the two countries to grow.

The US has said India can play a constructive role Afghanistan and it will welcome New Delhi's involvement in the war-torn nation.

Despite a strategic engagement that has brought the two countries into closer convergence, the US does not always expect India to toe its line and recognises New Delhi's strategic autonomy, a top official has said.

A week after the collective euphoria in India about a US endorsement for its membership to the UN Security Council, US officials tried to manage expectations, saying this would be a long and complicated process.

Actor Robert Blake, a child star from the "Our Gang" comedies who won adult fame as a street-wise undercover cop on the popular 1970s television series "Baretta" before being charged in the 2001 killing of his wife, has died at age 89.

It was BJP's turn yet again to be hit by Wikileaks cables with a US diplomat reporting that Arun Jaitley had remarked to him that Hindu nationalism is an "opportunistic issue" for his party.

US has said that this is not the appropriate moment for India and Pakistan to hold discussions on the Kashmir issue as they need to go for confidence building measures first.

The United States is working with the Indian government to stream line the latter's education visa, which is being considered as a major hindrance for American students wanting to go to the country for education,

K J Alphons, who tried to convince US lawmakers to revoke visa restrictions on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, has failed to receive any firm commitment on the issue.

Asserting that there is "no change" in its Kashmir policy, the US on Wednesday hoped that India and Pakistan would make progress on resolving the "important issue".

India, which initially had a number of concerns about America's Afghan policy, now seems to be comfortable with it after the strategic dialogue between the two countries, a top US official said on Wednesday.

US today said it was Pakistan's "duty and obligation" to bring the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice as quickly as possible.

The Italian envoy had a head injury and was admitted to a hospital in Sri Lanka, while the US envoy had minor injuries.

Obama administration's point man for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake will be travelling to India next week to hold bilateral consultations and launch the ambitious 'Open Government Platform' being developed by the two countries.

President Obama's enthusiasm for a stronger Indo-US relationship is not to "counterbalance" China's growing influence over Asia, a top American official has said.

Close on the heels of her industry summit, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has received a proposal for more investment from Mitsubishi Chemicals Holding Corporation (MCHC).

The US, which refused visa to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi after the 2002 post- Godhra riots, today said he was free to apply for it now and the system will take its course, a statement that comes days within the UK ended its boycott of the state.