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Sunday, January 25, 2026
TopicIndia-US

Topic: India-US

Iran’s Chabahar exposes the gap between India’s standing and Modi’s grandstanding

India is making its decisions on the basis of a third party's interests, for all the election-time braggadocio of the Prime Minister. 'Desh nahi jhukne doonga', anyone remember?

India is derisking itself from US bullying. Here are eight signs

While the Narendra Modi government has attracted criticism for the way it is handling India-US relationship, it is now possible to discern the faint outlines of a new template for foreign and trade policy.

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

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.

Indians likely part of captured crew of Russia-linked oil tanker seized by US in Atlantic

Official confirmation is awaited, but Russian state broadcaster says at least 3 Indians were part of 28-member crew of M/V Bella 1, which was originally sailing under flag of Guyana.

Pax Silica: Multi-nation semiconductor & AI supply chain ecosystem is born, but India is kept out

US sets up new technology order, inducts Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Netherlands, UK, Israel, UAE, Australia. Comes at time when India-US trade talks have not delivered conclusive results.

Putin visit puts India’s balancing act in focus & ‘opportunity’ for Delhi in Pakistan-Afghanistan crisis

FT reports on Putin’s upcoming visit to India, while BBC examines if there are caste-biases in language used by Supreme Court of India.

‘Drugs, guns & a meeting with Amanat’: NYPD had been watching Pannun plot accused Nikhil Gupta for 10 yrs

Court filings reveal Gupta was on NYPD and DEA radar since 2013, with agents tracking his alleged money laundering, drug links, and (finally) conversations tied to Pannun murder plot.

Indian PSUs to buy LPG for 1-year from US as reliance on Russia reduces

In its first ever structured deal, Indian LPG companies are set to import almost 10% of their total needs from US. Trump has been pushing India to purchase more American energy.

Disclosures to US Senate claim lobbyists with links to Pakistan also hired for RSS; organisation denies

State Street Strategies hired Squire Patton Boggs, a Washington-based legal firm that also does work with Pakistan govt, to lobby on behalf of RSS in March, according to the documents.

On Camera

From the Bangladesh War to the Babri demolition—it wasn’t news until Mark Tully aired it

By the late 90s, radio news had given way to live TV news, and most of us tuned out, too. However, many of us stayed in touch with Mark Tully through is books on India.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

US officially calls China ‘second most powerful country’, new strategy softens stand against Beijing, Moscow

New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.