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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicIndia-US relations

Topic: India-US relations

US is rolling out the red carpet for Modi. But White House knows Indian PM is his own man

India wants the American giants’ investments and technologies, but Modi's visit won’t be the 'turning point' of the sort that the Nixon-Kissinger duo envisaged in the 1970s for China.

Yoga Day at UN, lunch with Kamala Harris: Foreign secretary shares key details of Modi’s US tour

PM Modi is set to embark on his inaugural official state visit to the US from 21 to 23 June, marking the first visit since the Biden administration assumed power in 2020.

US & India not aligned on Pakistan, Russia but their overall closeness outweighs it all

Partnership with India benefits the US. Modi's visit must ensure that the American public, media, and the strategic community know about it.

Hand-to-hand combat, memories of ‘Vietnam & dal tadka’ — US soldiers’ takeaways from Yudh Abhyas

Held in Uttarakhand’s Auli, aim of the annual India-US joint exercise, which ended Friday, was to increase interoperability between the 2 armies & allow them to exchange best practices.

Why Jaishankar’s US visit more than formality and aims to fix Biden’s disinterest in India

The unhappiness in Washington DC is taking its toll—and manifesting in increasing disinterest, for example, in signing a free trade agreement with India.

‘India and US strong proponents of ASEAN centrality,’ Blinken tells Jaishankar in Cambodia

The two leaders held talks on pressing global challenges, amid rising tension between China and Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

India-US to hold high-altitude military exercise near LAC amid rising tensions with China

The joint exercise is being planned from 14 to 31 October, during which Indian and American troops will carry out 'maneuvers to exploit the full scope' of high-altitude warfare.

‘Swift help vs opaque loans’ — USAID chief on India & China’s ‘contrasting’ role in Lanka crisis

Speaking at IIT Delhi, USAID administrator Samantha Power Wednesday hailed New Delhi as an 'impactful development leader' and 'a friend to the world's poor'.

‘Vishwaguru’ should look in mirror: Why Ram Navami riots & bulldozers won’t help India’s stature

Can we aspire for moral stature if we respond to criticism with prickliness? The partisan would cheer, but it doesn't mean we lose ability to look within. Or stop listening to friends.

US arm-twisting India on ‘human rights abuses’ ended with handshake. But Delhi got the signal

The US under Joe Biden has to accept the changed ground realities and work with democracies like India in a multilateral framework. It's in the best interest of both.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.