The economic relationship between India and the United States is widely seen as good for both sides. Two-way trade is growing and, alone among Asian countries, India routinely trades more with the United States than it does with China, its neighbor and rival. Yet under President Trump, trade is a point of friction. Like virtually…
As he prepared to go to Washington this week, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, spoke of building on the warm relations he shared with President Trump during his first term in the White House. But Mr. Trump can be a fickle friend. So when Mr. Modi meets with him on Thursday, he is expected to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s national ruling party appeared poised to win an important regional election in India’s capital where voters had rejected Mr. Modi’s Hindu-first platform for nearly three decades even as it was expanding its footprint elsewhere across the vast country. Early results on Saturday in elections for New Delhi’s regional assembly suggested that…
The Indian Parliament erupted into an uproar on Thursday over reports that illegal migrants being deported to the country on an American military plane had faced mistreatment, including being shackled during the long intercontinental journey. More than 100 illegal immigrants were returned to India on Wednesday. While deportations are nothing new — India is a…
A U.S. military plane with at least 100 aboard landed in India on Wednesday, officials said, the longest such deportation flight since President Trump took office and a sign that countries whose leaders he favors will not be spared his immigration crackdown. It appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to…
A year ago, India was bouncing back from a recession caused by Covid-19 with a spring in its step. The country had overtaken China as the most populous country, and its leaders were declaring India the world’s fastest-growing major economy. This was music to the ears of foreign investors, and to India’s prime minister, Narendra…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced scathing criticism from the Opposition over his efforts to defend his government’s economic policies amid growing housing and immigration crises in the North American country. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday took a jibe at the Canadian prime minister in Parliament, alleging that Justin Trudeau is busy “fighting” his…
New Delhi: Despite the recent easing of tension between New Delhi and Beijing, the ghost of the 2020 Galwan clash is likely to hover for a while, as the implications of the border disengagement between the two countries is likely to unravel only slowly. Some measures taken by India against Chinese businesses may be scaled…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan. The meet will take place a day after India and China reached an agreement to end the standoff between the two armies in eastern Ladakh. “I can confirm…
In an address at the United Nations General Assembly, New Delhi’s top diplomat on Saturday took the opportunity to criticise Pakistan and China for undermining the territorial integrity of their neighbours and made an urgent call for a “more representative” UN to solve the world’s myriad problems. In his speech, Jaishankar made an urgent call…