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India will work with the United States to further enhance the bilateral ties to consolidate the vibrant and multi-faceted relations and collaborate on global challenges of common interest, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday after Joe Biden was sworn as the 46th President of the US. Representative Image "On January 20th after President Joe Biden assumed charge, PM Modi had sent him best wishes via Twitter. And as the new administration takes shape, we will continue to remain engaged at all levels and further consolidate the vibrant and multi-faceted bilateral relations and work together on global challenges of common interest," said MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava in a press briefing on the question of US-India ties in the Biden era. "As regard for the priorities, it would be to further strengthen our global strategic partnership," Srivastava added. Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday had congratulated Biden for being sworn in as the new US Preside...

While Donald Trump has sought to maximise pressure on Iran and isolate it globally, Biden has proposed to offer the Islamic republic a return to diplomacy. Iran said it would "automatically" return to its nuclear commitments if US President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions, as the outgoing administration doubled down with more pressure. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Iran  Context Iran has completely withdrawn from JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) nuclear deal. The announcement came after the US troops killed General Qassem Soleimani. What was the Iran Nuclear Deal? Iran agreed to rein in its nuclear programme in a 2015 deal struck with the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany. Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)Tehran agreed to significantly cut its stores of centrifuges, enriched uranium and heavy-water, all key components for nuclear weapons. The JCPOA established the Joint Commission,with the negotiating parties all represented, t...

As Joe Biden inches his way to the presidency, the world especially America’s allies in Europe is heaving a sigh of relief to see the back of a maverick like Donald Trump. But here in India, there is a view that another term for Donald Trump would have been better for the country, as many see him as a friend. Representative Image Rest assured Joe Biden will be as good for India and the change in Washington will in no way affect ties with the US. The Modi government and the Indian establishment are well aware of this and the strategic compulsions behind the move. Some people, bedazzled by the spectacle of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi arm-in-arm waving to adoring crowds in Texas and Ahmedabad, tend to believe that the personal friendship between the two leaders as responsible for the current India-US bonhomie. The India-US defence and counter-terror cooperation will remain intact and is likely to develop further in the face of a common threat of a rising China,...