India and the United States reopened trade discussions in New Delhi on September 16, 2025, but hopes of a breakthrough remain dim as tariff disputes and strategic fault lines weigh …
Economy
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Carney and Poilievre Clash in First Commons Debate as Fall Session Begins
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readPolitics is an amazing game. At times, it says so much without creating a furor. At other times, it sparks uproars without anything substantial said or done. On September 15, …
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The AI and Robotics Revolution: Promise and Peril for Emerging Markets Like India
by Yee Carter, Special to South Asian Herald 10 minutes readArtificial Intelligence (AI) has become the ubiquitous buzzword in the business world, especially in equity markets – almost every financial news story seems to have a mandatory inclusion about AI. …
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Brendan Lynch in Delhi as US Tariffs Expose Cracks in India’s Trade Strategy
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readBrendan Lynch, assistant US Trade Representative (USTR) for South and Central Asia, lands in New Delhi on the night of September 15, 2025, for a one-day visit that officials insist …
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Millennials and Gen Z Shun Traditional Life Insurance, Demand Living Benefits
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readLife insurers are staring at a generational challenge. Despite younger consumers acknowledging the importance of financial protection, traditional life insurance products are losing relevance as millennials and Gen Z delay …
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Opinion: Look Ahead, Not in The Rear View Mirror
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readTo read too much into what is happening in Washington, D.C., vis-à-vis what President Donald Trump is saying on Russia sanctions would be as wrong as not seeing the rather …
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President Trump’s India Envoy Nominee Presses New Delhi to Halt Russian Oil Purchases
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 5 minutes readSergio Gor, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to India, told US Senators on September 11, 2025, that stopping India’s purchases of Russian oil would be a top …
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Opinion: Pinching the Baby and Rocking the Cradle
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIt takes a simple mind to read too much into what is happening in the realm of India–United States relations—a tendency to take at face value all that is being …
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Indian Ambassador Welcomes President Trump’s Nomination of Sergio Gor as U.S. Envoy to India
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readIndian Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, has welcomed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Sergio Gor as the next U.S. Ambassador to India, calling it a “sign of importance” …
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Resetting India–US Relations: A Strategic Arctic Opportunity
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 6 minutes readWhen India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands with China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, the headlines wrote themselves: India …