Category: Policy
Jaishankar at G20 FMs Meet: “Stop Double Standards on Conflicts”
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting with a [more…]
US–India in Talks to Line Up Modi–Trump Meeting; Trade & Energy Top Agenda
Diplomacy often moves quietly before it makes headlines. Behind closed doors in Washington and New Delhi, senior officials are working to arrange a possible meeting [more…]
Jaishankar Meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at UNGA: India-US Ties Called “Critical” Amid Frictions and Strategic Ambitions
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State [more…]
H-1B Fee Shock: India Tech Watches Return-to-India Ripple Effects
A proposed $100,000 H-1B entry fee by the White House has sent shockwaves across India’s technology ecosystem. Long reliant on skilled migration to the US, [more…]
‘Savings Festival’ Narrative: PM Modi Pitches GST 2.0 Tax Cuts as Growth Catalyst
On the eve of India’s new GST 2.0 rate cuts taking effect, Prime Minister Narendra Modi coined a phrase that captured both economic policy and [more…]
Petrol & Diesel Prices Steady Across Metros: What India’s Long Freeze Means for Consumers and the Economy
For nearly ten months now, Indian consumers have experienced something unusual in the country’s volatile fuel market—stable petrol and diesel prices. As of this morning, [more…]
MEA Flags ‘Humanitarian Disruptions’ from US H-1B Fee Hike; India Seeks Diplomatic Resolution
21 sep 2025 India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has raised concerns over the recent US decision to sharply hike H-1B visa sponsorship fees, warning [more…]
India–US Fast-Track Talks to Clinch Trade Pact: Resetting a Critical Partnership
20 sep 2025 India and the United States, two of the world’s largest democracies and fastest-growing economies, are once again at the negotiation table—this time [more…]
Russia Dismisses US Tariff Threats on India, China: Calls for Dialogue Over Coercion
19 Sep 2025 A New Chapter in Tariff Politics The geopolitics of trade has once again taken center stage. Russia has openly criticized the United [more…]
India–US space ties enter a bolder orbit: Moon and Mars missions on the table
From a pathbreaking Earth-science satellite in orbit to an Indian astronaut flying to the ISS with Axiom—and now talks pointing to lunar and Martian cooperation—India [more…]
