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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicUS-India relations

Topic: US-India relations

Why the thriving Indian diaspora in the US is not an asset anymore

The excessive publicity about Indian success stories and their high income and wealth levels has begun to breed envy and resentment in non-elite Americans.

US ‘unilateral hegemony’ or India’s ‘misplayed hand’? Global media analyses Trump-Modi chill

Reports also highlight how the RBI has been dealing with the Trump-Modi chill, and the devastation caused by the Uttarkashi floods.

US demands India stop purchase of Russian weapons, lower tariffs & prevent de-dollarisation

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick Friday urged New Delhi to reduce its reliance on Russian defence platforms and hit out at BRICS for its de-dollarisation efforts.

Modi-Trump deal: Consensus on tariffs & illegal migration, US vows to act on Sikh separatism, terror

PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with Donald Trump in US this month has a number of strategic takeaways, more than the substantive material outcomes.

China’s message to FS Vikram Misri—deepen thaw & stay away from Trump

China appears impatient and sensitive to the prospect that India might have the appetite for only a shallow thaw that could be easily reversed or adjusted.

Can we be a real alternative to China? Modi’s 2014 promise of Indian greatness is in tatters

There was a time when Indians dreamt of being world leaders in technology. Now, the Chinese are so far ahead that they don’t even regard us as competition. It’s between them and the US.

Why Jake Sullivan’s last official visit was to India—a redefining moment for US-India ties

Shifting geostrategic calculations in the region and the disruptive rise of China have acted as a wake-up call for both countries, pushing them toward adopting converging strategies.

US senator introduces bill to enhance defence ties with India, calls it vital to counter China

US-India Defense Cooperation Act seeks that India be treated like any other American ally, proposes limited exemption for nation from sanctions for purchases of Russian equipment.

US set to issue letter of acceptance ‘soon’ for predator drone deal with India

US Congress yet to be formally notified of proposed deal under which Navy will get 15 MQ9B drones in maritime & anti-submarine warfare kits, Army & IAF will get 8 each of its land version.

India-US look to bolster trade ties, work together on critical minerals, says US trade representative

India's trade minister Piyush Goyal and his US counterpart Katherine Tai held their annual trade policy talks in New Delhi on 12 January. Tai is on a three-day visit to India.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.