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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicIndia-US ties

Topic: India-US ties

Dancing Ganesha, 900-yr-old Natraj among 157 smuggled antiques returned by US to PM Modi

List includes a copper anthropomorphic object dating back to 2000 BC and a 2nd CE terracotta vase. About 45 of the antiques belong to the BCE period, govt said.

Covid, climate change, Afghanistan — White House shares top agenda of Modi-Biden talks

Before departure, PM Modi had said he will review the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with President Biden, apart from discussing other issues of mutual interest.

Outgoing US envoy Keshap meets RSS chief Bhagwat, talks on India’s democracy, inclusivity

Atul Keshap, the Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy, also met Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among others during a series of farewell meetings as his tenure comes to an end.

India, US sign pact for cooperation in development of air-launched unmanned vehicle

According to the defence ministry, the project agreement for air-launched UAV was signed on 30 July under the overall framework of the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative.

Russia a forever partner but defence ties with India seems to have run its course

Indian defence establishment has already made up its mind about what it wants from Moscow now.

Blinken holds talks with NSA Doval on ways to take India-US ties to next level

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a visit to India with an extensive agenda featuring the security situation in Afghanistan and boosting Indo-Pacific engagement among others.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken likely to visit India next week

The focus of the visit would be to prepare grounds for an in-person summit of leaders of the Quad grouping comprising India, Japan, Australia and the US in Washington later this year.

Some Indian govt actions inconsistent with its democratic values, says top US official

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Dean Thompson made the remarks during a Congressional hearing on Democracy in the Indo-Pacific on Wednesday.

US temporarily suspends additional tariffs on India, 5 other countries over digital tax issue

US had last March proposed retaliatory trade actions against India and other countries that imposed or were considering equalisation levy/digital services tax on e-commerce firms.

US Congress ‘tremendous pillar of support’ as India meets Covid challenge, Jaishankar says

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the US now, met lawmakers there and discussed developments pertaining to Quad and cooperation on vaccines.

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.