The US is very supportive of any steps that the Indians
and Pakistani government choose to take to deal with the
issues directly between them and to reduce tensions and build

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jul 2 (PTI) US has said it is "very
supportive" of the Indian effort to train Afghan security

"I am and will continue to be a very strong advocate of
US solutions for India's defence needs. US companies are eager
to work with India as the Indian military continues to

Singapore, July 1 (PTI) Sharad Pawar Thursday took over
as the ICC President in the midst of a raging controversy over
former Australian Premier John Howard's rejection as Vice

Pawar, also a former Board of Control for Cricket in
India chief, said ICC would try to encourage the resumption of
Indo-Pak bilateral series if there is government clearance

Ajay Kaul

New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) Food inflation in India declined
by a whopping 3.98 percentage points to 12.92 per cent for the

London, Jul 1 (PTI) Continued rise in carbon emissions
in China and India have "completely nullified" the reductions
achieved by industrialised nations, with the result that

New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) The indigenously developed
ballistic missile defence system will be test fired in August
this year, a top Indian defence official said Thursday.

New Delhi/Beijing, Jul 1 (PTI) National Security Advisor
Shivshankar Menon will travel to Beijing on Saturday on a
three-day visit, the importance of which is underlined by his