R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 6, 2025, mounted a sharp defense of India’s rural economy in response to fresh U.S. tariff hikes, declaring that the country would “never…
The Trump administration’s announcement of sweeping new tariffs on Indian goods has sent tremors through India’s trade and diplomatic circles, raising urgent questions about the durability of the India-U.S. strategic…
India signaled on August 6, 2025, it would take “all actions necessary” to protect its national interests after Washington moved to double tariffs on Indian goods to 50 percent in…
India’s relative advantage over rival Asian exporters in the US market has eroded sharply after Washington’s latest tariff measures, curbing the upside once expected from April’s China+1 supply chain shift,…
India’s exports to the United States are poised to shrink by nearly 30 percent this fiscal year following the imposition of sweeping 25 percent tariffs, marking a potential blow to…
India’s ambitious free trade agreement with the United Kingdom—signed with fanfare on July 24, 2025—appears to be less a strategic breakthrough and more a troubling surrender of regulatory ground, according…
In an increasingly multipolar world where supply chains are deeply interconnected, the Trump administration’s decision to slap a sweeping 25 percent tariff on Indian imports looks less like strategic leverage…
India has mounted a firm and calculated response to U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of a 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports starting August 1, 2025, vowing to…
In a sharp escalation of trade and geopolitical tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 25 per cent tariff on a wide array of Indian exports, effective August 1,…
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite successfully launched on July 30, 2025, at 5:40 PM IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Carried aloft by ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has delivered a scathing indictment of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) over serious financial and procedural irregularities at the Indian High Commission in London,…
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has sold two adjacent residential units in Mumbai’s Borivali East suburb for a combined Rs. 7.10 crore ($850,000), nearly doubling his 2017 investment in the properties,…
The recent finalization of a sweeping trade agreement between the United States and the European Union on July 27, 2025, has significantly shifted the global trade landscape, placing India squarely…
S&P Global Ratings on July 25, 2025, affirmed Bangladesh’s long-term sovereign credit rating at ‘B+’ and its short-term rating at ‘B’, with a stable outlook, citing improved external liquidity and…
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to 'B-' from 'CCC+', on July 24, 2025, citing improved external liquidity and fiscal consolidation supported by international aid and…
India has taken major steps to advance its defense self-reliance strategy, unveiling a next-generation precision-guided missile, signing a $240 million contract for indigenous air defense radars, and boosting research and…
