The United States and Pakistan reaffirmed their “shared commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations” during the latest round of the U.S.-Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue, held in Islamabad …
Diplomacy
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Beyond the Tamasha: What Indian-Style Negotiation Can Teach U.S.–India Trade Talks
by Angela Chitkara 4 minutes readNegotiation is in India’s DNA. It is not about ultimatums or contracts slapped down on the table. It is not transactional. It is relational. It starts with a comfortable seat, …
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India’s Maritime Vision: From SAGAR to Indo-Pacific to MAHASAGAR
by Ambassador Suchitra Durai 6 minutes readA decade ago, on March 12, 2015, while commissioning in Mauritius the gleaming Offshore Patrol Vessel Barracuda, built in Garden Reach, Kolkata, to Mauritian specifications, Prime Minister Modi outlined India’s …
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Guest Column: Looking Beyond Tariffs and Oil
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThere are some folks who have started believing that the downside in United States-India relations has begun and worse days are ahead. Others still are of the view that the …
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on key members of the BRICS grouping are triggering a diplomatic and economic response that could strengthen the bloc’s cohesion and increase its challenge …
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India’s foreign policy is at a crossroads, and Parliament knows it. In a pointed observation tabled in Parliament this week, the Standing Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Shashi Tharoor, …
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Policy Experts and Diaspora Organizations Emphasize Vital Role of U.S.-India Economic Partnership
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readAmid escalating trade tensions between the United States and India, sparked by President Donald Trump’s decision on August 6, 2025, to impose an additional 25 percent tariff, on top of …
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Biggest Indian American GOP Donor Urges PM Modi to Call President Trump to Resolve U.S.-India Tariff Dispute
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readAsha Jadeja, the first and biggest Indian American donor to the Republican Party, and a prominent Trump administration insider, has called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally reach …
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India Slams ‘Unfair’ U.S. Tariff Hike, Keeps Retaliation Option Open
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia 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 …
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Nepal’s Ambassador to United Nations Lok Thapa Elected ECOSOC President for 2026
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readNepal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa, has been elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for its 2026 session, which runs …