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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicIndia-US relations

Topic: India-US relations

EAM Jaishankar meets Blinken, follows up on QUAD, discusses events in Indo-Pacific & West Asia

Statement by US State Dept says the Indian external affairs minister & US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also discussed collaboration opportunities in tech & clean energy initiatives.

During Modi’s visit, US returns 297 antiquities stolen or trafficked from India, some date to 2000 BCE

Antiquities are mix of ones returned by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, and some confiscated by US authorities from NY attorney general’s office. Most are from eastern India.

China can resolve border dispute with India. It has done so with 12 other countries

S Jaishankar is often depicted in Mandarin-language media and social media platforms as an anti-China elite and a key architect of India’s assertive stance toward China.

West’s ‘balancing act’ on India, diaspora divided over BJP mobilisation — global press

Focus on BJP's Hindu nationalism & condition of Muslims too as minorities commission chair Iqbal Singh Lalpura gives his first ever interview to Western media. 

‘India & Japan are xenophobic, reason why they are stalling economically,’ says US President Biden

Biden lumps India and Japan — its Quad partners — with its adversaries Russia & China, calling them ‘xenophobic’, and juxtaposes this with the US and its “welcoming” immigration policy.

Joint India-US amphibious exercise Tiger Triumph 2024 concludes

The exercise was aimed at promoting better understanding and cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

Record 1.4 million visas issued to Indian citizens in 2023, says US embassy

Embassy also said Indians now account for one of the top 10 US visa applicants & that 7,000,000 visitor visas (B1/B2) were issued to Indian citizens in 2023, the second-largest number of applications in the US Mission's history.

Extending necessary consular assistance, says MEA on Nikhil Gupta, wanted by US over ‘Pannun plot’

MEA also hits out at Canadian PM over his remarks of a 'tonal' shift in India-Canada ties following US indictment of Indian national in connection with alleged Pannun murder plot.

FBI chief visits CBI, discusses ‘quick sharing of evidence, assistance in bringing fugitives to justice’

Christopher A. Wray's discussion with CBI director & officials focussed on sharing of expertise in investigation of technology-enabled crimes, says CBI statement.

‘India-US have mature relationship, can work through differences’ — US deputy NSA amid Pannun plot row

In first public engagement between the countries after US said it had indicted Indian national on 'murder-for-hire' charges, Jon Finer met Jaishankar, NSA Doval and foreign secy Kwatra.

On Camera

Smog’s unseen impact: pollutants on our food plates

Air pollution not only harms health but also lowers protein, iron and micronutrients in food, risking nutrition and food security.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

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.