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New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev has weighed in on the recent US airstrike at Mashhad Airport that struck a Mahan Air aircraft, suggesting the incident was likely a case of "collateral damage" rather than a targeted strike on a humanitarian mission. While speaking to ANI, Sachdev addressed the complexities of striking infrastructure during active hostilities, noting that while airports are strategic, the distinction between military and civilian sites is ...Read More >
New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a deal with Iran to end the war "could be soon." Trump answered questions from reporters while on board Air Force One, returning to Washington, D.C. from Florida. The president, asked about "boots on the ground," said "I just have lots of alternatives." Pakistan's foreign minister says Islamabad will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran. There was no immediate word Sunday from Washington or Tehran. The announcement came after fo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his intent at stopping wars across the world. And, during his Asia tour, he appeared intent at calling a truce to the tariff war that he is held responsible for initiating. As in the case of ending armed conflicts, where he has succeeded in most, if not all, President Trump may have opened a space for truce, if not eliminating all uncertainties over trade relations in the current world order. Trump, who was seen as softening his st ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 30: The United States has granted India a six-month waiver from American sanctions on the Chabahar port project, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that India's talks with the US for a trade deal are ongoing. Addressing a press briefing, Jaiswal said that India is closely assessing the implications of the recent US sanctions on Russian oil companies. "We are studying the implications of the recent US sanctions ...Read More >
(Bloomberg) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from a regional leaders summit in Malaysia this week to avoid meeting US President Donald Trump and having a possible discussion about Pakistan, people familiar with the matter said. Most Read from Bloomberg Officials in the government were apprehensive that Trump would repeat his claim that he mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day armed conflict in May, the people said, asking not to be identified becaus ...Read More >
US President Donald Trump stated India is completely stopping Russian oil purchases. He also mentioned China will significantly reduce its Russian oil imports. Trump reiterated his claim of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. India maintains its energy policy serves national interest. The US views India's oil purchases as financing the Ukraine war. US President Donald Trump once again claimed that India is going to stop buying oil from Russia, emphasising that India is cutting bac ...Read More >
"India, as you know, told me that they would stop. It is a process; you can't just stop it. But by the end of the year, they will be down to almost nothing." - Donald Trump President Trump also said that the process of phasing out Russian oil imports will be 'gradual, claiming that India will bring it "down to almost nothing" by the end of the year. "India, as you know, told me that they would stop. It is a process; you can't just stop it. But by the end of the year, they will be down to almos ...Read More >
President Trump stated he discussed trade and energy with Indian Prime Minister Modi, who assured him India would limit oil purchases from Russia. This comes as Trump pressures Moscow to end the Ukraine war, with India being a major buyer of Russian crude. United States President Donald Trump said he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, with their conversation focused largely on trade. "Let me extend our warmest wishes to the people of India. I just spoke to your Prime Mini ...Read More >
Taking a swipe at the government, the Congress on Tuesday said the matter of India's imports of oil from Russia has been raised by US President Donald Trump thrice in the past five days, and he has "brushed aside" the MEA's attempts at denial of any conversation in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised stopping Russian oil imports. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump said India is going to pay massive tariffs if it continues to buy oil from Russia, while reiterating that he ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Taking a swipe at the government, the Congress on Tuesday said the matter of India's imports of oil from Russia has been raised by US President Donald Trump thrice in the past five days, and he has "brushed aside" the MEA's attempts at denial of any conversation in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised stopping Russian oil imports. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump said India is going to pay massive tariffs if it continues to buy oil from Russia, wh ...Read More >
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Russian oil shipments to India are continuing, state news agency TASS reported. "Everything continues," he told reporters when asked about ongoing supplies. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said that Russian oil companies continue to ship oil to India, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Monday. "Everything continues," he said when asked whether Russian oil supplies to India continue. In October, the Press Trust of India ...Read More >
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying "massive" tariffs if it did not do so. "I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he's not going to be doing the Russian oil thing," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. Asked about India's assertion that it was not aware of any conversation between Modi and Tr ...Read More >
Oil markets are trying to make sense of claims from Donald Trump about whether India and China will continue to purchase Russian oil, offering the latest example of how the president is willing to intertwine energy, trade, and geopolitics. This past week has seen Trump repeatedly claim that India is soon set to buy "no oil" from Russia, which, earlier in the week, Indian officials declined to confirm. Trump was unbowed, saying Friday at the White House, "They've already de-escalated." Equally ...Read More >
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) reiterated his claim that he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who told him India would cease buying Russian oil. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump warned that India would continue to face "massive" tariffs if it did not comply. This marks the third time the US President has repeated his claim, first made on October 15, regarding India halting Russian oil purchases and him speaking to PM Modi. "I spoke with Prime Minist ...Read More >
US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday (local time) that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him India would halt purchases of Russian oil, calling it "a big step" in efforts to pressure Moscow internationally. Trump made the remarks during a joint news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel at the Oval Office, where they also discussed steps to curb violent crime. Responding to a question from ANI about India as a reliable partner, Trump said, "Yeah, sure. He's [PM Narendra ...Read More >
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) voiced confidence that India and Pakistan would "live very nicely together", while emphasising the prospects for regional peace and cooperation. Trump made these remarks at the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt. Without naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he highlighted his rapport with the Indian leader, saying, "India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top, and he has done a fantastic job. I think that Pakistan and India are go ...Read More >
Trump claims US diplomacy helped prevent war between India and Pakistan amid 2025 tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack. US President Donald Trump has once again made claims that his administration has played a major role in preventing major war between India and Pakistan during a period of high tension in 2025. He stated that the US intervened diplomatically and leveraged trade pressure to help de-escalate the situation between the two nuclear-armed nations. "We stopped a lot of wars ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in Odisha, Assam and Delhi after being branded as illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators, the Special Intensive Review (SIR) and the necessity of Opposition unity on these issue are likely to be the important matters that would be raised by the Trinamool Congress in the meeting of the INDIA Bloc this evening. The meeting will be attended virtually by the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha membe ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 'break his silence' over U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he 'facilitated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan by threatening to stop trade'. The AAP in an X post said that no clarification has come from PM Modi, even after Donald Trump's repeated claims. 'Prime Minister, now break your silence. PM Modi's friend and US President Donald Trump have said that 5 jets we ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta celebrated her 51st birthday in her ancestral village, Nandgarh, in neighbouring Haryana on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Union ministers and BJP leaders greeted Gupta, born on July 19, 1974, on her first birthday after becoming the chief minister in February. "Best wishes to Delhi Chief Minister, Smt. Rekha Gupta ji, on her birthday. Rising through the ranks, she has always remained active in serving Delhi. As Chi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence over U.S. President Donald Trump repeated claims that he facilitated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan by threatening to stop trade. The AAP in an X post said that no clarification has come from PM Modi, even after Donald Trump repeated claims. Prime Minister, now break your silence. PM Modi friend and US President Donald Trump have said that 5 jets were shot dow ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Congress on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over compromising the country honour regarding U.S. President Donald Trump repeated claims that he had stop the India-Pakistan conflict. Congress, in a post on X, said, Trump said, Five jets were shot down in the war between India and Pakistan. Along with this, he said for the 24th time that I stopped the India-Pakistan war by threatening trade. Trump is constantly repeating this, and Narendra Mo ...Read More >
Jairam Ramesh criticizes Donald Trump's repeated claims of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict, highlighting Trump's assertion of averting a nuclear war through trade leverage, made 22 times in 65 days. Ramesh questions Prime Minister Modi's silence on Trump's statements, while India's Ministry of External Affairs reiterates its stance on bilateral resolution of Jammu and Kashmir issues and denies trade influence. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday pointed that US President D ...Read More >
India US Trade Deal Latest News Today (July 7): While there is no clarity on what's next for India-US trade deal US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has announced that President Donald Trump's country-specific tariffs are now scheduled to take effect on August 1, offering a temporary reprieve to Us trading partners ahead of the earlier July 9 deadline. "I think we'll have most countries wrapped up by July 9, either through letters or finalised agreements," Trump told reporters on Sunday before ...Read More >
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI - US and India trade negotiators were pushing on July 2 to try to land a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over US dairy and agriculture remained unresolved, sources familiar with the talks said. The push comes as Mr Trump announced an agreement with Vietnam that cuts US tariffs on many Vietnamese goods to 20 per cent from his previously threatened 46 per cent. Mr Trump said that US products could enter V ...Read More >
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to try to land a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over U.S. dairy and agriculture remained unresolved, sources familiar with the talks said. The push comes as Trump announced an agreement with Vietnam that cuts U.S. tariffs on many Vietnamese goods to 20% from his previously threatened 46%. Trump said that U.S. products could enter Vietn ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 2 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in a special aarti at the Jammu Tawi riverfront. Sinha also visited the Amarnath Yatri Niwas base camp on Tuesday evening. After inspecting the Yatri Niwas base camp, Sinha stated that the security arrangements for the Yatra are more robust than ever before. 'I have witnessed the last four Yatras. The arrangements are better than ever, as far as the security and convenience of pilgr ...Read More >
"Right now, India doesn't accept anybody in. I think India is going to do that, if they do that, we're going to have a deal for less, much less tariffs," he said. Earlier, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News that the U.S. and India are nearing a deal that would lower tariffs on American imports to the South Asian country and help India avoid levies from rising sharply next week. "We are very close with India," Bessent told Fox News in response to a question about progress on trade n ...Read More >
Srinagar- A high-stakes political and business feud has erupted between Elon Musk, the world's richest man, and U.S. President Donald Trump, jeopardising billions in federal contracts, a landmark robotaxi rollout, and potentially complicating the Republican legislative agenda just months before key elections. The once-close alliance between the two influential figures collapsed this week after Musk launched a scathing attack on Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, calling it a "disgustin ...Read More >
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