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Monday, January 12, 2026
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Topic: India-US

As 2 ‘friends’ meet, how Modi will walk Trump’s tightrope & still get what India wants

Global media reports on how both leaders view foreign policy as transactional & how the meeting will set the tenor for trade, immigration & threat of an increasingly assertive China.

PM Modi meets US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, discusses aspects of India-US friendship

Gabbard, 43, was confirmed US Director of National Intelligence by the US Senate Wednesday, hours before the military officer and politician met PM Modi.

US F-35 & Russian Su-57 come face to face at Aero India 2025. What these aircraft are capable of

US & Russia are competing for India’s attention to sell advanced fighter jets as India's fleet dwindles. Its indigenous fifth-gen fighter, under development, will take time.

Panama to Punjab: Deported Indians recall price they paid to enter US through ‘dunki route’

Amritsar: Walking over dead bodies, crammed into trolleys for hours, and pressing on for days without food or water. The horrors keep coming back...

Oppn targets Modi govt over ‘inhuman’ treatment of deported Indians, questions PM’s ‘vishwaguru’ slogan

Some MPs asked why India didn't send its own aircraft to bring back Indians being deported. Proceedings of LS had to be adjourned as Opposition MPs demanded a discussion on the issue.

Jaishankar tells RS deportation flights ‘not new’, US deported nearly 16,000 Indians since 2009

In statement to Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar highlights that focus should be on cracking down on illegal migrant industry, as it has associated activities also of an ‘illegal nature’.

After initial cheer, India ‘jittery’ about US under Trump & ‘global charm offensive’ by OpenAI

Global media also highlighted a key issue in India's biggest cities—rain bringing urban life to a standstill—and Mumbai's ongoing efforts to end this 'annual destruction'.

Ahead of Modi’s meeting with Trump, defence secretary outlines what projects could be in focus

India does have some procurements on the anvil in which American companies would be in picture, says defence secretary in a budget discussion

Watch CutTheClutter: How Trump is setting the tone for an aggressive & polarising presidency

In episode 1601 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses Trump’s rejection of traditional diplomacy & willingness to use executive power to implement rapid changes.

DeepSeek-ing DeepDig prompts & ‘Tariff pe tariff’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

NCLT bottleneck hinders India’s M&A boom. Govt’s fast-track framework ignores the real problem

The question is no longer whether India can create fast tracks. It already has. The question is whether the main track—and the regulators who feed into it—can be fixed.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.