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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicModi US visit

Topic: Modi US visit

White House blasts online vitriol against WSJ journalist who asked Modi about minority rights

Biden administration says attack completely unacceptable, antithetical to the very principles of democracy.

Pakistan summons US envoy following Modi-Biden statement on cross-border terrorism

Islamabad expressed concern over a statement last week by US President and PM Modi that called on Pakistan to ensure its territory was not used as a base for militant attacks.

Modi has signed the defence deals with US. Now DRDO, private sectors must deliver

Without the govt enabling the public and private sectors, the deals signed between Modi and Biden won't realise their potential in strengthening India’s military power.

Vrinda Kapoor, tech entrepreneur at Modi-Biden table, is key player in India’s semiconductor mission

CEO of 3rdiTech & biologist by training, Kapoor was invited to White House during PM Modi’s US visit as part of delegation of Indian entrepreneurs helping build strategic alliances.

Pakistani business tycoon & son, British billionaire — people aboard missing Titanic submarine

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Nirmala hits back at Obama for remarks on Indian Muslims, accuses him of being hypocritical

The finance minister said she was shocked that Obama has made such remarks when Modi was visiting the United States aiming to deepen relations.

‘What’s happening in India’, PM Modi asks BJP chief Nadda after returning from foreign visit

Modi returned to India in the early hours of Monday after his six-day visit to the US and Egypt during which several landmark agreements were signed.

Nirmala Sitharaman attacks Obama over comment on Modi — ‘ex-US president bombed 6 Muslim countries’

Before the finance minister, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, too, had criticised former US president Barack Obama's remarks on protection of ethnic minorities & Muslims in India.

Biden gift to Modi wasn’t just the 1st edition of Robert Frost poems but also a homage to Nehru

The gifts that Modi and Biden exchanged serve as a testament to the mutual admiration between India and US. They also show the ability of poets to connect people through their words.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.