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Sunday, December 21, 2025
TopicIndia-US ties

Topic: India-US ties

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

India-US call for more sanctions on terrorists linked to LeT, JeM

Both the 21st meeting of Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism between India & US, and the 3rd Quad Counterterrorism Working Group meeting, were held in New Delhi this week.

Adani DoJ probe at ‘standstill’ while Trump reshapes ties with India & Reliance’s retail ambitions

Global media also reports on India's deep-tech boom, and sale and purchase of ‘illicit liquor’ in Bihar.

Trump’s Russian oil claim spotlights India’s energy balancing act & Ahmedabad to host centenary CWG

Global media also reports on how ‘almost every country’ is caught in crossfire amid the US-China trade war, and strategic policy expert Ashley Tellis's arrest.

100 years of RSS and its role in Indian politics, and the ‘Russian oil’ splinter in India-US ties

Global media also reports on the new ‘billionaires’ row’ on a single street in Mumbai, the Worli Sea Face.

Trump takes aim at branded pharma products with 100% tariff, unclear on generic drugs for now

The new tariffs, effective 1 October, are also aimed at kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities & heavy trucks. Any levies on generic drugs could be a blow to Indian pharma exports to the US.

Jaishankar to meet US Secretary of State Rubio on sidelines of UNGA session

The meeting scheduled for Monday is part of continuing effort to strengthen India-US ties, which had come under strain in recent months but have since shown signs of recovery.

‘US may soon scrap penal import tariff on India,’ says Chief Economist Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran

Indian stocks extended gains after Nageswaran's comments on easing trade tensions, with the benchmark Nifty 50 hitting one-week highs and notching it's highest close since 9 July.

‘No easy choices’ for Modi in managing US ties & climate change impact on Indian monsoon behaviour

Former RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao writes in FT about how southern states may face political & economic consequences of their successful population control.

Indian investors, the ‘unsung heroes’ amid Trump trade war & ‘lessons’ for Modi in global headwinds

Financial Times reports on hotel chains making inroads into tier-2 India while BBC highlights digital arrest scam.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.