New Delhi is pinning its hopes on the new US administration to make Biden’s 2020 dream of making India and America the ‘two closest nations in the world’ come true.
In an article in Foreign Affairs, Robert Lighthizer says letting India join the multilateral trade regime has led to ‘negative repercussions’ for the US.
Addressing a virtual summit, S. Jaishankar and Mike Pompeo raise pitch on India-US growing public bonhomie, talk 5G tech, Galwan and urge end to trade tiff.
Piyush Goyal says India and the US will go for a preferential trade agreement first on 50-100 goods and services, followed by a larger free trade agreement.
Taranjit Sandhu, Indian ambassador to the US, says it’s a win-win proposition & ‘our leadership has given direction' to wrap up a smaller deal and then go in for a bigger FTA.
International trade is set to get a new lease of life as Covid-hit countries learn the value of global supply chains in the fight against the pandemic.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
“Arun Singh, former Indian ambassador to the US, said: “There’s a general sense in the US that China has emerged as a rival in military as well as in the technological field.” He had left out economic, China is crossing 70% of US GDP threshold.
Why was “superpower” Hindutva not in US radar? Its either they see no hope in India rise, or awaiting it to reach 70% GDP threshold to kill off, as it did on Jp previously, and now China.
In either case, India is gladly helping US to sharpen knife that will also slaughter it after China is done.
Why would US let a potential adversary grow when it can nipped at bud after its usefulness expired like used condom?
“Arun Singh, former Indian ambassador to the US, said: “There’s a general sense in the US that China has emerged as a rival in military as well as in the technological field.” He had left out economic, China is crossing 70% of US GDP threshold.
Why was “superpower” Hindutva not in US radar? Its either they see no hope in India rise, or awaiting it to reach 70% GDP threshold to kill off, as it did on Jp previously, and now China.
In either case, India is gladly helping US to sharpen knife that will also slaughter it after China is done.
Why would US let a potential adversary grow when it can nipped at bud after its usefulness expired like used condom?