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Friday, December 12, 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

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.