Arul Louis

Arul Louis

About Arul Louis

The author a New York-based journalist, is a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Society for Policy Studies

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After four-year gap, US to have a full-time pointperson for South Asia

After a gap of four years, the US State Department is to get an Assistant Secretary of State for the South Asia region if President Joe Biden's nomination of Donald Lu goes through the Senate

US 'working closely' with India to help deal with COVID surge

US President Joe Biden's administration is “working closely” with Indian officials to find ways to help the country facing its worst COVID-19 surge, according to his spokesperson Jen Psaki

India’s clean energy partnership with US to show world how to align climate action, development

The India-US climate partnership launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden aims to show the world how to combine rapid action against climate change with economic development, according to a joint statement by the two countries

India’s requests for vaccine raw materials: US says first obligation to Americans

Virtually declining India’s requests to lift the ban on export of raw materials to meet the country’s anticipated COVID-19 vaccine shortage, the US politely said that it has to first to take care of the requirements of its own people

At Leaders' Summit, Modi announces US-India partnership to fight climate change

Warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is a grim reminder of the dangers of climate change, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a global initiative in cooperation with the US to mobilise investments for the greening of the world and promote collaboration to fight global warming

Indian American civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta narrowly confirmed as US associate attorney-general

Indian American civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta has been confirmed as the US associate attorney-general with the help of a breakaway Republican senator, overcoming stiff opposition from conservatives who accused the nominee of espousing “radical” policies

US to retain counter-terror capabilities after pullout from Afghanistan

The US will maintain counter-terrorism capabilities after pulling its troops out of Afghanistan, according to Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby

India, US to coordinate efforts on regional security, stability in Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar have agreed that New Delhi and Washington will coordinate efforts to promote stability in Afghanistan, from where the US and NATO will be withdrawing their troops, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price

US mum on lifting ban on vaccine raw-material exports, India concerned

President Joe Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki has refused to say if the US will allow the export of COVID-19 vaccine raw materials to India, a shortage that could impact global supply, or set a timeline for dealing with the requests for relaxing the vaccine patent rights

US, Japan pledge to work with India, Australia on free Indo-Pacific, strengthening Quad

Declaring that the Quad “has never been stronger,” the US and Japan have reiterated their commitment to work with India and Australia to build a free and “thriving” Indo-Pacific where, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugo warned, the “security environment has become increasingly severe.”