US President Donald Trump’s move to impose a 100 per cent tariff on imported branded and patented pharmaceuticals from October 1 has sent ripples through India’s pharmaceutical sector, which depends …
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The Axis of Autonomy: India’s Inadvertent Graduation to Global Provocateur
by Pratik Bhatnagar, Special to South Asian Herald 11 minutes readWhen my Gen Z teenager advised me to stop overthinking a career decision and just “go do some ‘main character stuff,” I initially dismissed it as social media vernacular. But …
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President Trump Blames China, India, and NATO of Funding Russia-Ukraine War in UNGA Address
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readUS President Donald Trump declared that China and India, along with NATO member states, are the “primary funders” of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war by continuing to purchase Russian oil. “Even …
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Marco Rubio Meets S. Jaishankar at UNGA, Reaffirms Strong U.S.-India Partnership
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readOn September 22, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week. In …
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Opinion: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and New Calculations
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readGood times or luck would seem to be raining on Pakistan, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief of Defense Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Out of nowhere, and from …
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As China Slows, India Wins Credit Rating Momentum with Three Upgrades in Five Months
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readIndia has notched up an unusual hat-trick of sovereign credit rating upgrades in just five months, strengthening its profile as a rare bright spot in a volatile global economy. Yet …
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India Pins Hopes on Early U.S. Tariff Rollback, But Exporters Brace for Deeper Pain
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia’s Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran on September 18, 2025, struck an optimistic note on resolving the escalating tariff dispute with Washington, saying he expected the penal duties imposed …
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U.S. Tariffs Hit Indian Exporters Across Sectors, Margin Squeeze Seen Despite Mitigation Efforts
by R. Suryamurthy 2 minutes readIndian exporters face heightened uncertainty after the United States slapped a combined 50 per cent tariff on imports from India, making it the most heavily tariffed nation globally and threatening …
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India–US Trade Talks Resume Under Tariff Shadow, No Breakthrough in Sight
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia 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 …
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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 …