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India an ‘unexpected’ role model for Europe & inside Maha Kumbh’s lost & found centre

International media continues to cover Trump & his announcement of reciprocal tariffs, which will hit India particularly hard and put further pressure on the rupee.

Modi reunites with ‘great friend’ Trump. The ‘MAGA + MIGA’ equation under global spotlight

PM Modi met US President Trump at the White House Thursday. Publications look at India-US ties against the backdrop of key issues pertaining to trade & immigration.

As 2 ‘friends’ meet, how Modi will walk Trump’s tightrope & still get what India wants

Global media reports on how both leaders view foreign policy as transactional & how the meeting will set the tenor for trade, immigration & threat of an increasingly assertive China.

Where is Modi and Trump’s ‘bromance’ headed & an ‘unusual’ caste hierarchy on India’s roads

Global media also reports on Paris AI Action Summit and how world leaders sought 'common ground' at the event where Modi & French President Emmanuel Macron were co-hosts.

Concerns over rising hate speech against minorities & mass turtle deaths find world media’s attention

International media is also focused on the upcoming Modi-Trump meeting, reporting that are likely to discuss the trade imbalance & illegal immigration among other issues.

Global media on why India risks ‘growing old before getting rich’ & its Basmati battle with Pakistan

International publications also look at why left extremism in India is currently at its ‘weakest’ & how UK universities are rushing to open campuses here.

Modi govt’s political, diplomatic & economic balancing acts & India’s chances of ‘replacing’ China

Global media explores how Trump’s illegal immigration clampdown has created a ‘headache’ for PM Modi & why meeting Indians’ long-term economic aspirations is a difficult task.

After initial cheer, India ‘jittery’ about US under Trump & ‘global charm offensive’ by OpenAI

Global media also highlighted a key issue in India's biggest cities—rain bringing urban life to a standstill—and Mumbai's ongoing efforts to end this 'annual destruction'.

Why India is falling behind in its ‘own backyard’ & Indians are praying to ‘H-1B gods’

Global media also reports on India's preemptive move to avoid a trade war with the US by slashing tariffs on American-made Harley-Davidson bikes.

How Reliance Jio IPO could be a blockbuster listing & Elon Musk Starlink eyeing Indian market

Global media also reports on Shein relaunching in India 5 years after it was banned by Delhi. The relaunch is taking place under a deal with Reliance Retail.

On Camera

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.