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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicIndia-US ties

Topic: India-US ties

Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.

US issues notification outlining 50% tariff on India, effective 27 August

Trump's tariffs will see a bulk of Indian exports to the US—roughly worth $60 bn—impacted. Mobile phones & pharmaceuticals are currently exempted.

Trump sends ‘valued’ aide to India amid discord & ‘heavy-handed’ regulation of online gaming

BBC reports why researchers in Tamil Nadu are working feverishly to scrape the enamel off a 2,500-year-old tooth.

‘Must have a friend in India to face China’—Nikki Haley urges Trump to ‘reverse downward spiral’ in ties

Trade spat with ‘only country that can act as counterweight to China’s dominance in Asia would be strategic disaster’, ex-US envoy & 2024 Republican presidential contender wrote in an op-ed.

Why Indian industry is in ‘panic mode’ over Trump tariffs & debate over SC’s order on stray dogs

Global media looks at how current rupture in India-US ties is rooted in history, and the standout features of India-UK FTA.

Global media on India-US tariff feud: Will Modi do what Indira did & why China’s immune to Trump blitz

The Wall Street Journal reports that by amping up manufacturing in India, 'Apple got the jump on tariffs'. It is now changing its centre of gravity—removing China from the game.

Global media dissects fractures in India-US ties & New Delhi’s ‘great-power delusions’

FT reports on SEBI’s call for structural reforms after Jane Street ‘manipulation’ while BBC highlights urban India’s new fad—fake weddings.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

Indian drugmakers relieved but wary as US exempts pharma sector from new trade tariffs

Industry insiders say any rise in duties on Indian generics will squeeze profits for Indian companies, but will also make the drugs costlier for patients in US.

Congress cautious but Rahul endorses Trump’s remark—‘entire world knows Indian economy is dead’

US president called Indian economy ‘dead’ on social media, an allegation termed baseless by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Rahul said it was a ‘fact’.

On Camera

Bengaluru, Gujarat, Chennai—mapping India’s emerging semiconductor hubs

Emerging hubs in India mirror the factors that have long driven the US’ semiconductor clusters in New York, Texas, Oregon, and California.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.