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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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Topic: US-India

US Army didn’t play the Indian national anthem at ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event

The video, shared by news channels and a BJP MP, is authentic, but US Army played the Indian national anthem at a joint military exercise on 18 September.

Modi shames Pakistan in Trump presence, says it’s time for decisive battle against terror

With President Trump listening at the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event, Modi says everyone knows where 9/11 & 26/11 attacks conspirators were found.

Threat of trade war with US looming, India to send delegation to Washington

Delegation will attempt to convince the US to extend its GSP programme, through which Delhi gets over $5 billion in zero or reduced tariffs.

Is India’s protectionism reason enough for Donald Trump’s GSP move or is US being a bully?

President Donald Trump informed the US Congress Tuesday he will terminate preferential trade treatment for India by striking it off the GSP list.

China reaches out to new Maldives government, and BBC tracks down Africa’s killer troops

The first turbaned Sikh guard of Buckhimgham Palace busted for cocaine abuse, and German Catholic Church comes clean on historical sexual abuse.

India-US relations survived World War & Cold War. They may not survive Trump

Trump’s policies underscore discontent with globalism of past decades and a turn towards emphasising US’s narrower national interests. The mounting tensions over trade and tariffs...

The conundrum facing India: Cheap Iran oil or stronger US ties

Ending oil purchase from Iran will cost India heavy bucks, but paring the trade surplus with the U.S will have its diplomatic benefits. 

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?