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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TopicUS-India

Topic: US-India

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

Why is South Asia strategic studies declining in US? All alignment, no depth

Dialogue between American India watchers and Indian strategic community is broken. It is marked by ‘hot takes’ rather than a sustained conversation that bridges understanding gaps.

LAC tensions, China aiding Pakistan’s WMD ambitions—what US flagged in annual worldwide threat report

In an unclassified threat assessment paper, US' DIA says Islamabad sees New Delhi as an ‘existential threat’ & will push its development of nuclear weapons to offset India.

CBI extradites fraud accused Angad Singh Chandhok from US

Chandhok is accused of defrauding American citizens through shell companies where he & his associates posed as tech support providers, deceiving victims into transferring substantial sums of money.

Global media reports on why Trump should be cautious with ‘underlying affairs’ of India-Pakistan

International media also reports on India's move to block the X accounts of China's Global Times & Xinhua. It has sparked criticism from press freedom groups, they say.

US trade representative lists 10 ‘unfair’ trade practices, including India’s ban on ethanol imports

India & Thailand have imposed a ban on American ethanol imports for fuel use, which if allowed would bring in additional $414 million in annual export value to the US.

Opposition protests US deportation of Indians, several MPs sport handcuffs in Parliament

Lawmakers said the manner in which the over 100 Indians were sent back on a military flight, with ‘hands and feet in chains’, was humiliating.

India, US working on ‘procedural issues’ for quick extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana

Normally, the extradition process can occur within 24 hours of approval given by the US Secretary of State. Rana is currently being held in a detention facility in Los Angeles.

India, US need each other to combat China. Don’t let domestic politics come in the way

India and the US share a remarkable complementarity in many fields. They can leverage each other's comparative advantages to address their respective challenges.

Watch CutTheClutter: From secretary of state to trade czar, what potential Trump 2.0 picks mean for India

In Episode 1552 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the list of potential appointments to the incoming Trump administration & how it could benefit US-India ties.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.