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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Topic: Modi-Trump

Modi, Trump discuss need to keep Strait of Hormuz open & secure after Iran hints at ‘new mechanism’

Call comes 48 hrs after direct negotiations between US and Iran in Islamabad did not arrive at a peaceful solution to the conflict. Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed.

Trump announces India-US trade deal soon after ‘call with Modi’, tariffs lowered from 25% to 18%

US President further wrote, in a lengthy Truth Social post, that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 percent to 18 percent, in a lengthy Truth Social post. India is yet to react.

Iran’s Chabahar exposes the gap between India’s standing and Modi’s grandstanding

India is making its decisions on the basis of a third party's interests, for all the election-time braggadocio of the Prime Minister. 'Desh nahi jhukne doonga', anyone remember?

Good progress achieved in trade negotiations, says Modi after his second call with Trump in a month

This is 2nd call between 2 leaders within month; they had not spoken between June & September. Earlier this week, Senate confirmed Sergio Gor as new Ambassador to India.

‘No easy choices’ for Modi in managing US ties & climate change impact on Indian monsoon behaviour

Former RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao writes in FT about how southern states may face political & economic consequences of their successful population control.

China won’t change course. Modi’s PR events with stage-managed applause have never worked

If Indira Gandhi had based her foreign policy on “good vibes” with world leaders, Bangladesh would still be East Pakistan.

‘Pragmatic reset’ in India-China ties, the Trump factor, and the India-Russia ‘oil mathematics’

Global media looks at the India-Pakistan ‘flagpole war’ and why China stands to benefit from the Modi-Trump fallout.

Munir-Trump ties ‘blossom’ as Modi-Trump ‘bromance ends’ & ‘chaotic scenes’ at voter fraud protest

Global media also discusses Mukesh Ambani's alleged large share of Russian oil imports and India's underdeveloped cow-milk industry.

Seed funding cancelled & the ghost of ‘Howdy Trump’

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

India and China’s gruelling civil services exam systems & why Modi’s G7 visit did not ‘go as planned’

Global media also examines role of AI in call centres, enabling employees to focus on more complex responsibilities, and India’s ongoing deportation of illegal immigrants to Bangladesh.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.