India’s surprise move to suspend import duties on cotton for 40 days threatens to depress domestic prices and undercut farmers, while creating a lucrative opening for U.S. shippers squeezed out …
Trade
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Finance Panel Maps Growth Path, Flags Risks from Inflation, Trade Shifts and Energy Transition
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia’s economy may be the fastest-growing among major nations but sustaining that momentum will require deft management of inflation, trade realignment, capital flows and the energy transition, a parliamentary panel …
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“There’s No Deal Until There’s a Deal,” Says Trump After Meeting Putin at the US-Russia Alaska Summit
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readU.S. President Donald Trump described his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the historic U.S.-Russia Summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025, as “productive,” while noting, “there’s no …
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From Terror Response to Tech Revolution: Modi’s 2047 Plan Targets Total Self-Reliance
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readPrime Minister Narendra Modi marked India’s 79th Independence Day on Friday with his longest-ever address from the Red Fort, delivering a 103-minute roadmap to a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047 that …
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USISPF Appoints Top Industry Leaders to India Executive Leadership Board
by SAH Special Correspondent 3 minutes readThe US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has appointed five prominent industry leaders to its India Executive Leadership Board, reinforcing its mission to deepen economic and strategic ties between the United …
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Time to Quad Up: Why the U.S. Needs India and Australia to Win the Tech Race
by Anand Patel and George Hlaing 6 minutes readIn Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET), China is no longer merely catching up; it is setting the pace in some sectors. This surge demands not just vigilance but urgent, decisive …
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Between Two Democracies: The Indian American Dilemma in the Age of Disdain
by Pratik Bhatnagar, Special to South Asian Herald 9 minutes readFor someone who grew up in the United States in the late 1970s and early 80s—when the Indian diaspora was small, tight-knit, and largely invisible—the past week has felt strangely …
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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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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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India’s Journey Towards Viksit Bharat: 11 years of Development, Progress & Nation Building
by Ambassador Anil Trigunayat 6 minutes readAs India embarked on its fast-paced, human-centric developmental journey to become a developed country, “Viksit Bharat @2047,” by the time it completes a century of independence, the past decade has …