Indian ships and naval assets can now move across from the Pacific to Singapore, Andamans, Diego Garcia, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Djibouti, onwards to Oman.
The IGST component of total import duty collections is growing faster than that from Customs duty. And states enjoy a larger share in the rapidly growing pie of IGST on imports.
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.
Friendship with the United States will remain the cornerstone of India’s foreign policy for decades to come. Ideally, decisions relating to furthering this relationship should be made on the basis of a near unanimous domestic political consensus, since power will alternate between competing political formations over a period of time. The earlier bipartisan approach to foreign policy has broken down in recent years. It would be in India’s national interest if it could be restored.
Friendship with the United States will remain the cornerstone of India’s foreign policy for decades to come. Ideally, decisions relating to furthering this relationship should be made on the basis of a near unanimous domestic political consensus, since power will alternate between competing political formations over a period of time. The earlier bipartisan approach to foreign policy has broken down in recent years. It would be in India’s national interest if it could be restored.