In a piece on Foreign Policy’s website the other week, Tim Roemer, the immediate past U.S. ambassador in New Delhi, urged Washington officials to pay closer attention to India as a geopolitical and economic partner. In his view, the country needs to be at the center of the U.S. strategic pivot to Asia and both capitals must, among […]
The U.S.-India relationship is enveloped these days by grand rhetoric. But for a reality check on the state of bilateral affairs, look no further than the summit meeting between President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh two weeks ago. The get-together was designed to inject new energy into a partnership that just a few […]
The year was filled with missed opportunities but also promising developments in U.S.-India relations. 2012 is shaping up to be the same. President Obama’s state visit to India in early November 2010 appeared to impart new dynamism to a bilateral relationship that had been listless since his inauguration. The trip offered an effective tonic for […]
– The Philippines will begin a type of visa waiver program to attract Chinese nationals, enabling them to obtain visa’s upon arrival at the airport. These rules were adopted on the recommendation of the Filipino Tourism Department to increase revenue. The visas will allow Chinese nationals on vacation or business to stay in the Philippines for up […]
Hosted by the Obama Administration, the U.S. and China are holding two-days of top-level bi-lateral talks in Washington, D.C. this week. The talks are being held Mon-Tues, July 27-28th and will cover a broad range of economic, national security, diplomatic, energy and environmental issues. China sent a 150-man delegation led by State Councilor Dai Bingguo […]