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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicIndia-BRICS

Topic: India-BRICS

India’s Russian arms purchases, BRICS membership get under America’s skin—Trump’s commerce secy Lutnick

Lutnick believes a US-India trade deal will be signed in the 'not-too-distant' future, defends President Donald Trump's call for bringing 'advanced manufacturing' factories to the US.

India open to new BRICS partners, but says decision should be ‘unanimous’ in hint at Pakistan’s bid

Russia and China are understood to support Pakistan's entry into BRICS, with Russian deputy PM having expressed public support for its bid last month.

How India is boosting its strategic & economic ties with distant Latin America, Caribbean

Trade interests in Latin America & Caribbean mainly concern edible oil, gold, critical minerals. Diaspora in Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago helped but India still behind China.

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After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Free internet, $10,000 cards, diaspora voting rights — Nepal’s parties are pitching big ideas ahead of polls. Will this election truly break the cycle?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.