Press Releases 2005

• U.S. Sanctions Nine Companies Under Iran Nonproliferation Act (December 28, 2005)
• FDA Tentatively Approves Generic AIDS Drug to be Manufactured by Aurobindo Pharma, Hyderabad (December 23, 2005)
• U.S. Officials Meet with Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran  (December 22, 2005)    
• Tsunami Assistance, One Year Later  (December 21, 2005)
• 15 Indians Graduate in U.S.-Sponsored Counter-Explosives Course  (December 21, 2005)
• U.S. Embassy's "Span" Magazine Goes Online For Hindi, Urdu Readers  (December 21, 2005)
• Promoting Freedom Only Realistic Path to Security, Rice Says  (December 11, 2005)
• Seismic Experts Meet on Earthquake Safety Initiative for Delhi  (December 9, 2005)
• USAID Announces Partnership on Green Business Development  (December 9, 2005)
• American Library Inaugurates English Language Lab  (December 7, 2005)
• U.S. Supports Indian Involvement in ITER  (December 6, 2005)  (Hindi)
• U.S.-India Joint Statement on High Technology Commerce  (December 1, 2005)
• Joint Press Conference with U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Security David McCormick and Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran 
• U.S. Envoy Launches Final Leg of Historic Year-Long Aids Walk for Life (December 1, 2005)
• American Corner in Chandigarh to Celebrate First Anniversary on December 1, 2005  (November 29, 2005)
• Commerce Under Secretary David H. McCormick Visits India to Discuss Efforts to Increase High Technology Trade (November 28, 2005)
• U.S., India to Hold Dialogue on Boosting High-Tech Trade (November 22, 2005)
• Revision of the Schedule of Fees for U.S. Consular Services (November 18, 2005)

• New Orleans Artistes to Say "Thank You, India" in a Special Concert in New Delhi on November 19 (November 17, 2005)

• U.S. Consulate & KIIT Join Hands: Program to Improve English Skills of Orissa Students (November 14, 2005)

• India Remains Leading Student-Sending Nation to the U.S. (November 14, 2005)

• East West Center conference in Delhi Nov 15-18 (November 14, 2005)

• Joint Statement:  Inaugural Session on U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum New Delhi (November 12, 2005)

• U.S. and India Formalize Knowledge Initiative on Agriculture  (November 12, 2005)

• USEFI to Observe International Education Week (November 11, 2005)

• USTDA Signs Cooperation Framework Agreement with the Government of India  (November 9, 2005)

• Five of America's Corporate Leaders Join President George W. Bush To Announce Launch of South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund (November 9, 2005)

• Transcript of the Joint Press Conference by Treasury Secretary Snow and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Taj Mansingh Hotel, New Delhi  (November 9, 2005)

• Joint Statement: U.S.-India Financial and Economic Forum New Delhi  (November 9, 2005)

• Official Transcript: Treasury Secretary John W. Snow's Press Roundtable American Consulate General Mumbai, India  (November 8, 2005)

• U.S. and Indian Airmen Partner in Cope India '06 (November 7, 2005)

• Young American Political Leaders Visiting India for Non-Partisan Reciprocal Exchange (November 5, 2005)

• United States Condemns Bombings in New Delhi - White House Statement (October 30, 2005)

• United States Condemns Bombings in New Delhi, Statement by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (October 29, 2005)

• Remarks by Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation at the U.S.-India Transportation Conference, Washington, D.C. (October 25, 2005)
• U.S. Reaffirms Support for South Asian Free Trade Agreement (October 24, 2005) (Hindi)
• Eco-Tourism and Biodiversity: Shrinking Wetlands-Workshop With SAARC Experts at Sunderbans Begins October 25 (October 24, 2005)
• U.S. Announces Additional $500,000 For Earthquake Relief in Jammu and Kashmir  (October 21, 2005)
• American Center Library Opens English Language Corner (October 19, 2005) (Hindi)
• Statement by the U.S. Embassy on the October 18 Terrorist Attack in Srinagar  (October 19, 2005)
• American Relief Materials Reach J&K Quake Victims, U.S. Experts Report Urgent Needs For Essential Supplies (October 18, 2005) (Hindi)
• U.S. University Fair in New Delhi (October 14, 2005)
• U.S. Provides India $100,000 Emergency Relief for Earthquake Victims (October 10, 2005)
• U.S. Urges India to Open Insurance Sector (October 6, 2005)
• U. S. University Fair in Chennai (October 6, 2005)
• U. S. Assists Historical Preservation Projects in West Bengal and Bihar (October 4, 2005)
• Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship Program Announced (October 3, 2005)
• U.S.-India Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ratified (October 3, 2005)
• American Corner in Bangalore Celebrates First Anniversary (September 29, 2005)
• USAID Announces Contract to Swiftly Deliver Lifesaving Medicines and Supplies to Developing Countries (Consortium of 15 Institutions to Implement Award) (September 27, 2005)
• Malabar 05: Indo-US Aircraft Carriers to Conduct Joint Exercise in Arabian Sea (September 26, 2005)
• U.S. and India Virtual Coordination and Information Center Announced (September 22, 2005)
• Fulbright-Case Fellowships in Law Announced (September 20, 2005)
• U.S.-Supported Campaign Helps 16 Indian Cities Check Carbon Emissions and Save Crores  (September 20, 2005)
• U.S. Embassy Announces New Systems for Visa Applicants (September 20, 2005)
• USEFI Seeks Student Applications For "Plus" Scholarship Program (September 14, 2005) (Hindi PDF)
• Indian Scientist Modadugu Gupta Named Winner of 2005 World Food Prize (September 7, 2005)  (Hindi)
• U.S. Accepts $5 Million from India for Red Cross Katrina Relief (September 5, 2005)
• U.S.-India Partnership Powers a Hydrogen-Fueled Three-wheeler in India (September 1, 2005)
• U.S. Removes Six Indian Nuclear/Atomic Facilities from Entities List (August 31, 2005)  (Hindi)
• Catholic Bishops of India Set HIV/AIDS Policy with USAID Assistance (August 31, 2005)
• Scientific Cooperation with India on the Rise, Says the U.S. (August 30, 2005)
• "American Road Show" to be held in Kanpur August 29-31 (August 26, 2005)
• U.S. Supports National Conference to Educate India’s Most Vulnerable (August 24, 2005)
• International Workshop on Hill Conservation in Shimla August 24-26 (August 23, 2005)
• U.S. and India Inaugurate Effort to Bolster Jharkhand Fiscal Systems (August 16, 2005)
• Henry Jardine Takes Over as New U.S. Consul General in Calcutta  (August 11, 2005)
• American Duo Rush & Newcomb to Showcase Indo-American Fusion Music in Delhi, August 13 (August 11, 2005)
• The United States Welcomes Security Council Resolution 1617 (August 11, 2005)
• U.S. Embassy Announces New Program for Indian High School Students, 35 Scholarship Winners to Depart for U.S. this Week (August 8, 2005)
• USAID Co-sponsors BizWomen Conference in Bangalore on (August 6, 2005)
• U.S. Provides Humanitarian Relief to Flood Victims in Western India  (August 5, 2005)
• Actress Smriti Irani Appointed "Childcare Angel" (July 29, 2005)
• Vision Statement of Australia, China, India, Japan, The Republic of Korea, and the United States of America for a New Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (July 28, 2005)
• Joint Statement Between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (July 18, 2005)
• U.S., India Join Hands to Improve Power Sector, Launch India's First Program in Energy Management (July 15, 2005)
• Indian Businesses and Government Officials Participate in Seminar on U.S. Export Controls (July 15, 2005)
• U.S. to Assist Madhya Pradesh Improve its Urban Infrastructure Services (July 14, 2005)
• "Navjyoti - Changing Lives" Film on the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug Dependents, Premiered at the American Center (July 11, 2005)  
• Meeting of India-US Joint Working Group on Space, Held at Bangalore (July 1, 2005)
• Independence Day Message, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House, (July 1, 2005)
• U.S. Educators to Visit India to Learn About Life, Society, Role of Women (June 30, 2005)
• New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship, Signed on June 28, 2005 in Washington DC by Minister of Defense of India, Pranab Mukherjee & Secretary of Defense of the United States, Donald Rumsfeld
• U.S. FDA Gives Tentative Approval to Ranbaxy, Aurobindo Applications for First Generic Nevirapine (June 21, 2005)
• Faith Leaders' Role in Fighting HIV-AIDS Stressed (June 18, 2005)
• Statement on the June 13, 2005 Bombing in Pulwama (June 14, 2005)
• U.S. Embassy Issues Fact Sheet on Student Visas (June 14, 2005)
• U.S. Consulate Calcutta Will No Longer Routinely Accept Visa Applicants From South India (June 14, 2005)
• Indian Scientist Wins World Food Prize for Work in Aquaculture (June 10, 2005)
• U.S., India Cooperate in Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Officials Say (June 09, 2005)
• Ranbaxy HIV Drug Receives Tentative Approval from the United States for Use in President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (June 08, 2005)
• Indian and American Poets Participate in Kavi Sammelan and Mushaira (June 08, 2005)  Audio: Track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Young Indian, American Technology Wizards Visit State Department (June 08, 2005)
• Bush to Host India's Singh at White House (June 4, 2005)
• U.S.-India Economic Dialogue (June 3, 2005)
• U.S. and India Launch New Energy Dialogue (June 1, 2005)
• India - U.S. Energy Dialogue Joint Statement (May 31, 2005)
• HLL and USAID Join Hands to Save Indian Children from Diarrhea (May 25, 2005)
• U.S. Honors Delhi Students For Winning Website Contest (May 13, 2005)
• U.S. Embassy Helps Youth Improve English Skills (May 11, 2005)
• USCIS Implements H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 (May 05, 2005)
• U.S. Fulbrighters Exhibit in Delhi (May 02, 2005)
• Indo-U.S. Workshop in New Delhi to Train Indian Armed Forces' Peer Leaders (April 29, 2005)
• U.S. to Provide Expertise in Protecting Delhi's Buildings from Earthquakes (April 28, 2005)
• State Department Applauds U.S.-India Counter Terrorism Partnership (April 28, 2005)
• U.S. Equipment Enhances India's Peacekeeping Capability (April 26, 2005)
• USAID Program Launched in West Bengal (April 26, 2005)
• U.S. Financial Volunteers in India to Help Modernize Banking Sector (April 25, 2005)
• U.S. Government Accepts 20-Year Passport as Valid Travel Document (April 20, 2005)
• U.S. Loan Guarantee to Yes Bank to Promote Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises in India (April 18, 2005)
• New U.S. Public-Private Sector Partnership to Support Growing Indian Civil Aviation Sector (April 14, 2005)
• U.S., India Sign Open Skies Aviation Agreement (April 14, 2005)
• U.S., India Sign Agreement on Military Medical Training (April 13, 2005)
• Top U.S. Experts to Attend “Asicon 2005” HIV/AIDS Meet in New Delhi, April 2-4 (April 01, 2005)
• Fulbright Scholarships for Study in the U.S. Announced (March 31, 2005)
• U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Meets Patiala Students (March 16, 2005)
• Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Indian Foreign Minister (March 16, 2005)
• Findings of U.S.-Funded Studies on HIV and Infectious Diseases in India Released (March 9, 2005)
• U.S. to Showcase Top Agricultural Products at AAHAR 2005 (March 8, 2005)
• New Scholarship Program Takes 14 Indian Undergraduate Students to the U.S. (March 1, 2005)
• New Schedule of Fees for U.S. Consular Services (March 1, 2005)
• U.S. Diplomat Holds Photo Exhibit to Help Tsunami Victims (February 24, 2005)
• U.S. Deputy Labor Secretary Presents $6 Million to India Child Labor Project (February 24, 2005)
• U.S. Deputy Labor Secretary to Review U.S-Sponsored Child Labor Efforts in India (February 23, 2005)
• American Universities Fair in New Delhi on February 23 (February 22, 2005)
• USS Blue Ridge Touches Goa's Shores (February 15, 2005)
• The U.S.-India High-Technology Defense Working Group Holds Inaugural Meeting (Feb 10, 2005)
• Leaving Fear Behind By John D. Negroponte and George Casey (February 10, 2005)
• New USAID Director Helps Inaugurate U.S.-India Summit on Public-Private Infrastructure Partnerships (Feb 09, 2005)
• NASA Selects Moon Mapper for Mission of Opportunity (Feb 07, 2005)
• U.S. Adjusts Consular Exchange Rate (Feb 03, 2005)
• U.S. Military to Participate in Aero India International Air Show (Feb 02, 2005)
• Educational Exchange is Best Investment in U.S.-India Ties, Says Ambassador Mulford (Feb 02, 2005)
• U.S. Disaster Field Team Returns Home (Feb 01, 2005)
• Milestone Event "Lights the Way" for India (Jan 28, 2005)
• U.S. Commits Another $1 Million (Rs. 4.3 Crores) to Disaster Relief in Tamil Nadu (Jan 25, 2005)
• U.S. Announces New Open Skies Aviation Agreement with India (Jan 18, 2005)