Articles by Sridhar Krishna
Nuclear deal in Senate floor on Tuesday
With only five legislative days left before the Cong, the Indo-US N-deal is literally down to the wires, with the first real opportunity to push the initiative to Senate floor expected to arise on Tuesday.
Updated on Sep 21, 2008 10:23 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
US Senate hearing on N-deal begins
The powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee kicks off a crucial hearing on the Indo-US N-deal, with a senior democrat presiding over the panel saying that the Congress will be "well advised" to approve the agreement this month.
Updated on Sep 19, 2008 02:07 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Bush invites PM to White House
Manmohan Singh will meet US President George W Bush on September 25 in Washington and the two may sign the 123 Agreement if it is approved by the American Congress by then.
Updated on Sep 12, 2008 01:29 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
AK Antony arrives in US on four-day visit
Defence Minister AK Antony has arrived here on a four-day official visit to the United States during which he will hold talks with several officials of the Bush administration.
Updated on Sep 08, 2008 08:26 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
McCain, Obama hail NSG waiver for India
The US presidential nominees welcome the NSG waiver to India, with McCain asking leaders to act "expeditiously" to pass the N-deal and Obama seeking its quick submission before lawmakers.
Updated on Sep 07, 2008 08:23 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
US denies it covered up key documents on N-deal
The US has said New Delhi's obligations are very clear as it had agreed to a moratorium on nuclear testing.
Updated on Sep 05, 2008 09:41 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
'Letter disclosure made as per earlier decisions'
The disclosure of documents, stating the US will stop fuel supplies if India conducts a N-test, was made as per earlier plans and has nothing to do with the NSG meet starting today, a senior Congress senator said. What the letter means...
Updated on Sep 04, 2008 11:16 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
ACA to NSG: reject anything "unsound and irresponsible"
A prominent arms control think tank has asked the Nuclear Suppliers Group states, opposed to India-specific waiver, "to stand together" during its two-day meet at Vienna and reject anything that is "unsound and irresponsible".
Updated on Sep 03, 2008 07:58 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Obama will undo damage done to America: Bill Clinton
Barack Obama received strong backing from former President Bill Clinton, who said he expects him to undo the damage done to US on the domestic and the foreign policy fronts.
Updated on Aug 28, 2008 01:02 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Mush resignation will not lead to power vacuum in Pak: Rice
Displaying faith in the democratically elected government of Pakistan, the US has rejected suggestions that the ouster of former President and key US ally Pervez Musharraf will a lead to a power vacuum in the country.
Updated on Aug 19, 2008 11:47 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Obama, McCain welcome Musharraf's resignation
Barack Obama and John McCain have welcomed Pervez Musharraf's resignation saying the decision would help end the political crisis in that country.
Updated on Aug 19, 2008 08:15 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Experts ask NSG to reject India-specific draft
Non-proliferation specialists and NGOs question that India's commitments under the current terms do not justify making far-reaching exceptions to international non-proliferation rules.
Updated on Aug 16, 2008 10:28 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
'US, India natural strategic allies'
Describing India as America’s “natural strategic ally”, the Democratic Party Draft Platform for 2008 has suggested that under the Presidency of Barack Obama the US will seek effective collaboration on pressing global issues with all major powers including New Delhi.
Updated on Aug 13, 2008 10:40 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Al-Qaeda trained terrorists for attacks on West:US
A top US intelligence officer has claimed that the al-Qaeda has succeeded in "recruiting, training and positioning" terrorists for attacks against the West.
Updated on Aug 13, 2008 09:13 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Obama bullish on growing ties
US presidential candidates congratulated India on its 62nd Independence Day and extended their support to the growing Indo-US relation.
Updated on Aug 11, 2008 10:52 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Laden's ex-driver convicted
In the first verdict in the terror trials held at Guanatanamo Bay, a military jury convicted Laden's former driver for providing material support to terrorism.
Updated on Aug 06, 2008 10:32 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
McCain slightly ahead of Obama in opinion polls
As the race for the White House hots up, Republican presidential nominee John McCain has for the first time wrested a small but insignificant lead over his Democratic rival Barack Obama.
Updated on Aug 05, 2008 07:41 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Burns presses for speedy Nuclear deal approval
Nicholas Burns has pressed the IAEA, NSG and the Congress to swiftly put its stamp of approval on it to send a strong message to countries like Iran and for strengthening the non-proliferation regime.
Updated on Jul 31, 2008 04:04 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Gilani for multi-pronged strategy to combat terrorism
Pakistan stresses on a multi-pronged strategy, involving intensifying military operations and taking steps to change the lifestyle of people in its bordering areas with Afghanistan, to curb terrorism.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 11:18 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Bush asks Pakistan PM to rein in militants
The US on Monday bluntly told Pakistan to rein in the terrorists groups operating from its soil and said Washington was "committed" to help Afghanistan succeed in its quest for democracy.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 12:58 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
'UPA Govt's win a testament of PM's leadership'
A former senior US official hailed Manmohan's win in the trust vote and said India and US should now try to finalise the landmark civilian nuclear deal by this year end.
Updated on Jul 23, 2008 09:51 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
US will do 'whatever it can' if India moves forward
Amidst the political turmoil in India, the United States has said it was committed to Indo-US nuclear deal and if New Delhi moves forward, Washington will do "whatever it can" to fulfill its commitments.
Updated on Jul 10, 2008 08:47 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
'US must not use N-deal to force India toe its line on Iran'
Bill Emmot, former Editor-in Chief of 'The Economist' says that the nuke deal is the rare thing, using it to try to force India to align with the US policy on Iran will be a big mistake.
Updated on Jul 07, 2008 08:00 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Bush condoles death of Senator Jesse Helms
US President George W Bush pays rich tributes to the five time senator and says a Senate committee under his leadership was a powerful force for freedom.
Updated on Jul 05, 2008 08:39 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
India needs to tighten monetary policy, says IMF
The impact of surging food and fuel prices being felt globally is "not so big" in India but it needs to tighten its monetary policy, says IMF.
Updated on Jul 02, 2008 11:19 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Obama for tough stance against job outsourcing
Barack Obama said that the choice is between giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas or give benefit to those corporations that keep jobs domestically.
Updated on Jun 28, 2008 08:15 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
US hopes India will resolve N-deal issues
Ahead of his visit to New Delhi next week, senior US Congressman Gary Ackerman says he looks forward to India completing its "internal processes" to seal the N-deal.
Updated on Jun 26, 2008 12:16 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
'No magic wand to solve soaring oil prices'
Amidst soaring oil prices posing a threat to the world economy, the US says there is "no magic wand" to solve the problem overnight.
Updated on Jun 24, 2008 03:35 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
Pace of reforms in India appears to have slowed: US
A top Bush administration official feels that despite a healthy growth rate the pace of reforms in India appears to have "slowed".
Updated on Jun 14, 2008 12:49 PM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington
'Pak parties should address differences'
The US has refused to be drawn into the latest uncertainty in Pakistan following Nawaz Sharif's decision to pull out PML-N ministers from the government.
Updated on May 13, 2008 11:02 AM IST
PTI | Sridhar Krishnaswami, Washington