“Steven White, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy-New Delhi, speaking after the unveiling of Congressman Dalip Singh Saund’s marble bust at the New Delhi American Center on May 6, 2008.  Saund was the first Indian-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Other dignitaries from left to right are Member of Parliament Trilochan Singh, Former Prime Minister of India I.K. Gujral, and International President of World Punjabi Organization Vikramjit Singh Sahney.”

“Making Health Insurance Work for the Poor”, a two-day conference organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) began May 5 at Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi.  Indian policy makers, health insurance and health care providers, microfinance institutions, NGO leaders and other stakeholders will discuss development of successful health insurance programs with a special focus on providing health care for the poor. (more)

United States Submits Bids To Build India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft - April 28, 2008

NEW DELHI – The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi today submitted the proposals for India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition on behalf of  Boeing and Lockheed Martin, two leading American aerospace companies. (more)

"India, there still is a strong sense of momentum in the relationship because there's so many areas of cooperation, of business and science and academia and students and families, even though some things like the nuclear deal are slowed down as we await the outcome of the political process in India. So I think we're still working very hard on a lot of different aspects of this relationship and hope to be able to work hard on the Civil Nuclear Agreement when the Indians say the time has come to move forward again." (more)

Under Secretary of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury, David H. McCormick's Remarks to The Confederation of Indian Industry & The American Chamber of Commerce, Chennai, April 23, 2008

"The Way Ahead for the U.S.-India Economic Partnership" -- "As India’s presence in global markets expands, it is also increasingly called upon to address global challenges.  India can only be a major player in the global community if it demonstrates much-needed leadership on common challenges and opportunities such as climate change, energy security, non-proliferation, global trade, and investment." (more)

The sixth meeting of the U.S.-India Global Issues Forum was held on April 24, 2008 at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon led the Indian delegation. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky led the U.S. delegation. (more)

Over 140 media students, working journalists, editors and academicians gathered at the American Center, New Delhi on May 2, 2008 to celebrate and support freedom of the press. In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on May 3, the Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Larry Schwartz, opened a discussion on “Media and Market Forces: The Challenges and Opportunities for Press Freedom” with a panel of senior media professionals from the U.S. and India. The panelists were (from left to right) Mr. James R. Dickenson, former political reporter and columnist, The Washington Post; Ms. Jyoti Malhotra, Diplomatic Affairs Editor, Mint; Mr. Nick Schifrin, Correspondent, ABC News; and Dr. N. Bhaskara Rao, Chairman, Centre for Media Studies. The discussion about the changes taking place in the media world amidst new ownership patterns was followed by a screening of the award-winning movie “A Mighty Heart”.