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The economic sanctions imposed by the United States in response to India's nuclear tests in May 1998 appeared, at least initially, to seriously damage India-US relations. President Bill Clinton imposed wide-ranging sanctions pursuant to the 1994 Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act. US sanctions on Indian entities involved in the nuclear ...
This article is part of a series on the Politics of India Constitution Amendment Basic structure doctrine Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties of India Human rights Judicial review Taxation Uniform Civil Code Government President of India Droupadi Murmu (15th) Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar (14th) Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (14th) Cabinet ...
The Quad [3] [4] is a grouping of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States that is maintained by talks between member countries. The grouping was initiated in 2007 by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the support of Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. [5]
In a world where the U.S. dollar, European euro, Japanese yen and British pound each have a symbol for their currency, the India rupee is trying to get in on the international monetary party.The ...
The deal is seen as a watershed in U.S.-India relations and introduces a new aspect to international nonproliferation efforts. [7] On August 1, 2008, the IAEA approved the safeguards agreement with India, [8] after which the United States approached the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to grant a waiver to India to commence civilian nuclear trade. [9]
India proved too strong for the USA at the T20 Cricket World Cup with the joint hosts falling to a seven-wicket defeat in New York on Wednesday.
Relations with the United States grew strained, and India signed a 20-year treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union—breaking explicitly for the first time from non-alignment. In 1974, India tested its first nuclear weapon in the desert of Rajasthan, near Pokhran. Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union.
Symbol Name File Ref. Flag: Flag of the United States [1] Seal: Great Seal of the United States (obverse) (reverse) [2] National motto "In God We Trust" E pluribus unum [3] [4] National anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" "The Star-Spangled Banner" [5] National march "The Stars and Stripes Forever" "The Stars and Stripes Forever" [6] Oath of ...