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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Topic: Modi US visit

India-US trade ties deepening, but Modi may need to commit to easing protectionist policies

Both India & US will benefit from trade diversification initiatives and their common concerns about China’s coercive actions could further strengthen their economic and strategic relations.

‘Without minority rights, India may start pulling apart,’ says former US president Obama to CNN

BJP Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda slammed Obama for his remarks and said it is preposterous to see the former US president 'pander to the anti-India crowd'.

India & US are walking shoulder-to-shoulder in every field, says Modi in Oval Office

'Real engine' of India-US relations is the strong people-to-people ties, he adds. Modi further praises President Biden's commitment to building ties with New Delhi.

‘An honour for 1.4 billion people of India’ — Modi thanks Biden for grand welcome at White House

Biden rolled out the White House red carpet for Modi as part of his effort to jump-start a stronger US-India relationship and counter China's global influence.

US semiconductor giant Micron to invest $825 mn for assembly, test facility in Gujarat

While the total investment in the plant is expected to be USD 2.75 billion, Micron’s investment will be up to USD 825 million over the two phases of the project, and the remaining amount will be funded by the Centre and the State government.

On White House state dinner menu, a Napa Valley wine by Gujarat-born Raj Patel

Founded in 2007 by Raj Patel, a former wealth management executive, Patel Wines produces no more than a few hundred cases of wine a year.

EVs cars, tech deals – Modi pitches ‘trusted partner’ India to American CEOs

Modi is expected to meet more business leaders, including from FedEx, Adobe and Mastercard, in the last two days of his visit to the US, which ends on 24 June.

40% of Americans haven’t heard of Modi, 37% have ‘little or no confidence’ in him, finds Pew survey

Survey finds younger Americans are more likely to have never heard of him. Democrats & Democrats-leaning independents more likely to see India in better light, it adds.

‘Brotherhood’ on US trip & countering the ‘triad’

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

With series of defence, trade deals on card, Biden aims to strengthen ties with Modi

Senior Biden administration officials said the agreements to be announced on semiconductors, defense cooperation, etc. will ring in a new era in relations between the nations.

On Camera

The killing of a Minnesota woman by ICE agent has awoken the ‘tech Left’

‘We all bear a collective responsibility to speak up and not be silent when we see things like the events of the last week,’ Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, wrote on X.

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.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

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.