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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
TopicIndia-US trade

Topic: India-US trade

India was on wrong side of seesaw, says US commerce secy on stalled trade deal. ‘Modi didn’t call’

India, Howard Lutnick says, was uncomfortable with a Modi-Trump call & that let a negotiated deal fall through & when Delhi was ready for a deal, Washington wanted different terms.

MEA should stop living in dread of Trump. We’ve lived through Nixon before

Donald Trump seems to have rejected the old assumptions. He does not care that India is the world’s largest democracy. As for the Indian market, he wants access on his own terms.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

The math is clear — buying Russian oil is now a losing deal for India

India’s Russian oil purchases have effectively meant a transfer of gains from millions of workers in labour-intensive sectors to a few large refiners.

Trump’s latest sanctions could dry up Russian oil flow to India

Senior executives said Washington's latest sanctions on Russian producers Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC would make it all but impossible for crude flows to continue. Imports from Russia have been a major hurdle in India-US trade negotiations after Trump tariffs came into effect.

US, China bully India in global market. Delhi must get its own instruments of leverage

India has an advantage which even long-standing powers do not have—the world's highest concentration of Global Capability Centres.

Global media tracks Trump tariff fallout—‘political headaches’ for Modi, need for ‘new approach’ to reform

NYT explores consequences for India's solar industry as US tariffs kick in. The Guardian profiles ‘India’s first divorce camp’.

In fresh salvo with image of Modi in saffron robes, Trump aide calls India ‘Kremlin oil money laundromat’

In series of posts on X, White House trade adviser Navarro laid out ‘India-Russia oil math’ & said ‘the road to peace in Ukraine runs through New Delhi’.

India ‘never stopped’ talks with US on trade, ‘unjustifiable’ tariffs; discussed it at 2+2 meet

Trump's additional tariffs of 25 percent came into force Wednesday, raising India’s total export duties to 50 percent.

India, US ‘advance bilateral initiatives, discuss priorities’ at 2+2 virtual dialogue amid tense ties

From civil nuclear cooperation to energy security, trade and defence cooperation, several key matters were discussed at ‘productive’ intersessional dialogue held Monday.

On Camera

Don’t ask what to do with boys who rape. Ask what turned them into assaulters in the first place

Young boys who should be sweating about schoolwork are learning how to corner women. Are we now supposed to add children to the list of people we need to protect ourselves from?

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

CDS Gen Chauhan in Armenia, focus on deeper defence ties including new deals

Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.