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Sunday, November 2, 2025
TopicUS-India relations

Topic: US-India relations

Why Xi’s show of force against India is a strategic gift for Trump

India has historically tried to balance ties among global powers but clashes with China laid bare potential risks of not having US more clearly behind it.

US assures India it will ‘try and mitigate impact’ after putting freeze on student visas

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla raised the issue in a virtual meeting with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale.

US restricts Air India’s ‘Vande Bharat’ flights citing ‘unfair’ limits on its airlines

US Transportation Dept accused Air India of selling tickets to the public on repatriation flights while US airlines are prohibited from flying to India.

US to ship 100 ventilators to India next week, Trump tells PM Modi

America has announced to donate a total of 200 repurposed ventilators to India through USAID as part of a $3 mn aid.

US will ‘donate’ 200 ventilators to India by June as part of Covid aid

US is repurposing ventilators and sending them to several countries as part of its Covid-19 aid efforts. India had sent consignments of HCQ and paracetamol to the US in April.

Need Covid data, facts out of China, best information flow coming from democracies: Pompeo

Speaking to South & Central Asian journalists, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised the roles democracies are playing across the world to fight the pandemic. Read the full interaction.

IFS officer Devyani Khobragade pens book on Ambedkar to ‘teach kids about Dalit struggles’

The book focuses on B.R. Ambedkar's journey as a young child and how he comes to realise what it means to be identified as a member of the Dalit community. 

China to Islamic terror, Modi got Trump to say things never spoken by US presidents before

Considering the poor shape of Indian economy, to have Trump take a pro-India position, and not mention domestic issues, only works in Modi’s favour.

Trump says US-India to sign $3 billion in defence deals

The US State Department last week approved a potential sale of arms to India, including air-defence radars and missiles, rifles and other equipment.

Trump visit: Arun Singh & Kanwal Sibal see good times ahead & who will succeed Puri at HDFC

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Sanjaya Baru, Tamal Bandopadhyay, Ajay Shah, Sandipan Deb & many others.

On Camera

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.