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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoyed a friendly phone call on Thursday, but a trade deal between the two countries is still some way off. Photo: AP

China-India relations

Trump, Modi have ‘warm’ phone call – but 2025 unlikely to end with a trade deal

Even after calls for India to contribute more in the Indo-Pacific to counter China and deepen defence ties, Trump refuses to budge on trade concessions.

12 Dec 2025 - 7:07AMvideocam

Opinion | Behind Russia’s show of strength in India lies a fragile partnership

12 Dec 2025 - 5:46AM

Rupee slump ‘a little relief’ for Indian exporters amid US trade talks

11 Dec 2025 - 6:24PMvideocam

Opinion | Why India can’t afford to let relations with Russia crumble

Partnering with Moscow brings New Delhi important leverage on Washington and Beijing as well as support for continued strategic autonomy.

11 Dec 2025 - 5:44AMvideocam

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speaks with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after making a press statement at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 5. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Not just China: India also a piece of the US opioid puzzle

Like China, India has a large pharmaceutical sector that provides precursor chemicals. But it lacks China’s drug policy control.

5 Dec 2025 - 8:16AMvideocam

Macroscope | India and Japan show impact of Trump’s tariffs extend beyond trade

While Japan is grappling with acute policy dilemmas and AI bubble fears stalk markets, India seems relatively resilient and forward-looking.

4 Dec 2025 - 5:13PMvideocam

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India’s Modi to pitch arms deal to Russia, Putin despite US efforts

Modi has maintained India’s long-standing ties to Moscow, while reducing its reliance on Russian weapons by acquiring more arms from the US and Europe.

30 Nov 2025 - 11:04PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 22. Photo: dpa

Russia’s Su-57 offer boosts India’s ‘strategic options’ amid strained US ties

The move signals Moscow’s desire to revitalise defence ties with New Delhi and offer ‘solutions’ to its military upgrade drive, analysts say.

27 Nov 2025 - 5:54PM

Economics above politics? India and Canada to resume trade agreement talks

While their ties plunged in 2023 over the death of a Sikh separatist, they are keen to restart trade talks due to US tariffs, analysts say.

25 Nov 2025 - 4:05PMvideocam

Will US approval for arms sales to India pave the way for a trade deal?

The US$93 million arms supply could help reduce India’s goods surplus with the US as both sides seek to reach a trade deal, analysts say.

21 Nov 2025 - 8:29PM

A Javelin missile fired by US soldiers during a live-fire training exercise in Fort Carson, Colorado, in 2022. Photo: AFP

Trump exempts Indian items from tariffs amid rising consumer costs

Rising US grocery prices have led to exemptions for dozens of food items from Washington’s reciprocal tariffs.

16 Nov 2025 - 9:23PM

Activists of different trade unions and farmer’s organizations burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump, near the American Consulate during a protest rally on trade tariffs and the war in Gaza, in Kolkata, India, on August 13. Photo: AP

China-India relations

Opinion | Can China and India turn tactical calm into strategic moderation?

Whether India and China decide to institutionalise caution instead of just practising it will determine the fate of this thaw in relations.

13 Nov 2025 - 8:39PMvideocam

Opinion | How India and the US can find their way back to better relations

This year has revealed the need for personality-driven diplomacy to be anchored by steadier institutional ballast.

13 Nov 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US sanctions firms from China to India over Iranian weapons

The US also targeted Ma Jie, an individual based in China, who is accused of helping Iranian defence officials meet Chinese suppliers.

13 Nov 2025 - 3:49AMvideocam

Iranians visit an exhibition showcasing missile and drone achievements in Tehran on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

India’s Tejas fighter jet gets US engines to battle Pakistan’s Chinese air power

The deal cements defence ties amid tariff tensions, even as analysts say Pakistan’s Chinese-made fighters still hold a technological edge.

12 Nov 2025 - 5:38PMvideocam

A man walks past a poster of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Tejas Mark 1A light combat aircraft ahead of its maiden flight at HAL in Nashik, India, on October 17. Photo: Reuters

Are US-India ties set for a rebound after Trump’s trade talk optimism?

Uncertainty over a coming Quad summit in New Delhi weighs on ties, but Trump’s upbeat tone hints at a possible thaw.

11 Nov 2025 - 6:43PMvideocam

‘He’s a friend of mine’: Trump says he will visit India despite tariff tiff

The US president had warm words for India’s prime minister, but tensions over trade and a recent conflict with Pakistan remain unresolved.

8 Nov 2025 - 1:07PM

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‘Badhai!’ In India, a celebration for Mamdani’s New York mayoral win

After his victory, Mamdani thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a Jawaharlal Nehru speech and partied Bollywood-style.

6 Nov 2025 - 4:12AMvideocam

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his mother Mira Nair wave to the crowd during an election night party in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

Why India maintains a balancing act in defence between US and Russia

The renewal of a defence framework between India and the US comes as Delhi continues to tap Russia for its military supplies.

31 Oct 2025 - 6:47PMvideocam

US, India ‘open new doors’ to ties after sealing ‘ambitious’ defence deal

Pentagon chief Hegseth holds talks with his Indian counterpart, calls New Delhi-Washington partnership ‘one of the most consequential’.

31 Oct 2025 - 3:23PMvideocam

US-Pakistan ties ‘not at the expense of India’: Rubio

The US’ pivot towards Pakistan under Donald Trump has irked India, which has been hit with 50 per cent tariffs.

27 Oct 2025 - 2:28PMvideocam

Marco Rubio meets Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Asean summit on Monday. Photo: Handout

Trump and Modi’s tariff tango: Russian oil, soybeans and a delayed deal

India and the US near a breakthrough on slashing Trump-era duties, but elections and egos could impede the long-awaited trade pact.

24 Oct 2025 - 11:02PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump (right) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House on February 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters

End Russian oil imports or ‘massive’ tariffs will remain, Trump warns India

Despite US pressure, India’s Russian oil imports are actually set to rise by 20 per cent this month, according to industry estimates.

20 Oct 2025 - 1:53PM

After India, US tells Japan to stop importing Russian energy

US President Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Moscow.

16 Oct 2025 - 2:02PMvideocam

US-China relations

‘Red gift bag’: US national security expert arrested over classified documents

FBI found over 1,000 classified pages at the long-time US adviser’s home amid scrutiny of his Beijing contacts.

15 Oct 2025 - 9:09AM

Ashley Tellis is a prominent Indian-American national security expert and long-time US adviser. Photo: handout

Opinion | Trump’s tariffs are pushing India closer to Russia and China

When India buys Russian crude with yuan, it boosts the currency’s international acceptance and helps China promote a US dollar alternative.

14 Oct 2025 - 5:58PMvideocam

Oil pump jacks are seen outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on July 14. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade war

US-India relations at risk: Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s trade moves

Democrats want easing of tariffs on India to stop New Delhi from strengthening ties with Beijing, blaming Trump for ‘negative consequences’.

10 Oct 2025 - 12:37AMvideocam

Opinion | India’s diplomatic weight is best exercised closest to its borders

New Delhi’s geopolitical strength comes not from looking East or West but from its ability to stabilise its own neighbourhood.

8 Oct 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

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