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 …
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Guest Column: Tariff Hammer Falls on India
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readPerhaps some believed that the day would not come for a missive from U.S. President Donald Trump on a trade deal. But two days before the deadline, “Friend” India did …
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India Reaffirms Support for Two-State Solution at High-Level UN Conference
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readSpeaking at the United Nations High-Level International Conference on “The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” on July 29, 2025, India’s Permanent …
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Canada Appoints Jeff David as New Consul General in Mumbai; High Commissioner to India Yet to Be Named
by Prabhjot Singh 2 minutes readCanadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand announced four new diplomatic appointments, including a new Consul General in Mumbai, with no word yet about the appointment of a new High …
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India-U.S. Trade Tensions Soar as President Trump Announces 25 Per Cent Tariff, Penalty Clause
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIn 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, …
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Record 214 Candidates in Alberta By-Election Push Elections Canada to Use Write-In Ballot
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readWith a record number of 214 candidates for a single-seat by-election, Elections Canada has opted to “adapt ballot paper,” wherein the voters would be required to write the name of …
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NASA-ISRO’s $1.5 Billion Earth-Imaging Satellite Takes Flight
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readThe 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 …
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India Leads Global Dialogue at United Nations on Cooperatives’ Role in Sustainable Development
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readTo commemorate the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Kenya and Mongolia, …
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India Refutes U.S. Mediation Claims in India-Pakistan Ceasefire: No “Linkage with Trade” in Operation Sindoor
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readIndia’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar firmly rejected claims that the United States mediated or was involved in any trade-related linkages leading to the cessation of the recent India-Pakistan conflict …
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The India House Renovation Mired in Financial Irregularities, Says PAC Report
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readThe 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, …