Bimla Bissell, the indispensable and well-connected social secretary to four American ambassadors to India who was a kind of unofficial ambassador herself, a shrewd local guide to the culture and complexities of a sprawling country, died on Jan. 9 at her home in Delhi. She was 92. The cause was complications of diabetes, her daughter,…
US envoy to India, Eric Garcetti NEW DELHI: The outgoing US envoy to India, Eric Garcetti, reflected on his tenure as the 26th US envoy and the deep bonds forged between the two nations during his time in the role. Signing off with the iconic Bollywood line “Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost!” from Om…
Over the past year, a pair of legal bombshells have put India’s growing relationship with the United States to one of its biggest tests yet. Just as the two sides were announcing unprecedented expansions in defense and technology ties, U.S. prosecutors accused Indian government agents of plotting to assassinate an American citizen on U.S. soil….
Bodh Gaya: US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Monday that America and India need each other. “Regardless of the political leadership in the White House, the Indo-US relationship will continue to strengthen,” Garcetti told TOI in an exclusive interview in Bodh Gaya.Asked about US President-elect Donald Trump‘s upcoming visit to India, Garcetti said,…