The newest American tiff over tariffs with China — rare earth minerals being the spanner in the wheel — could speed up the movement towards a US-India trade deal, a prominent trade-policy think tank in New Delhi has said. US President Donald Trump has been keeping a “great friend” tone towards PM Modi while his…
US President Donald Trump “no longer has plans” to visit India later this year for the Quad Summit, The New York Times claimed on Saturday, as it detailed how relations between the American leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi “unraveled” over the last few months. The Trump administration hosted the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in…
US National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett warned that the president will not soften his stance if India refuses concessions, as US tariffs on Indian imports doubled to 50 per cent amid strained ties. “If the Indians don’t budge, I don’t think President Trump will,” said top Trump adviser Hassett on Wednesday, pointing at the…
India-US trade deal: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on the occasion of the United States’ Independence Day, reaffirmed India’s confidence in its growing strategic partnership with Washington. In a message posted on X (formerly Twitter), Jaishankar extended warm wishes to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the American people, expressing optimism about the future…