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Monday, September 8, 2025
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Topic: US-India

China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

‘India is worst’ in Trump’s America. What’s behind the U-turn

The imposition of industry-breaking tariffs on Indian goods is with a view to sending a strong message to China: ‘look what we can do if you don’t toe our line.’

NSA Ajit Doval lands in Russia amid US spat with India, set to meet with Putin

This is his 1st Moscow visit since Op Sindoor. However, he did attend SCO's NSA meeting in Beijing in June & met Russia’s Security Council Deputy Secretary Aleksandr Venediktov.

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.

On Camera

Bangladeshi Hindus are celebrating CAA extension. It’s their lifeline

Bangladeshi Hindu leaders are either in jail or in hiding. And some journalists who tried to report their continued persecution have either lost their jobs or mysteriously died.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Modi to address military brass next week; theaterisation & Op Sindoor on agenda for Kolkata conference

New Delhi: In his first such address to the top military leadership since Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and preside over...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?