Geopolitics

Trump India trade deal

Trump Says India Trade Deal Pretty Close While Rubio’s in Mumbai – Calls It a Much Different Kind of Deal

President Trump spoke to reporters at the White House on Tuesday and basically said the deal is pretty close. His exact words were something like, “They want to make a deal. We’re going to make a deal. Pretty close, yeah.” Then he threw in that it “could be a much different kind of deal” than

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Trump pauses Russia sanctions

Trump Hits Pause on Tough Russia Sanctions, Sparing India from 100% Tariff Threat

Here’s the latest from Washington that has a lot of folks in India breathing easier this weekend. On Friday night, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that basically puts the brakes on a bunch of new sanctions and tariffs tied to Russian oil and gas. The measures were set to kick in under a

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Elon Musk Rahul Gandhi Starlink India Row

Elon Musk’s Blunt Starlink Tweets Shake Up India Talk – Rahul Gandhi’s Sharp Reply and the Back-and-Forth That Followed

Over the past few days in early October 2026, the SpaceX and Tesla boss has been openly frustrated about Starlink still not getting the full green light to operate commercially here. He’s gone from talking about “oligarchs” blocking progress to directly calling out Mukesh Ambani in pretty pointed language. It’s stirred a big conversation, and

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Elon Musk Ambani Starlink row

On Starlink Row, Musk’s “Is Ambani Real Boss Of India” Question

Elon Musk just walked into the middle of India’s power structure, pointed a finger at Mukesh Ambani, and asked the question a lot of people only whisper: Is Ambani the real boss of India? Starlink has been knocking on India’s door for five years. Five years of paperwork, compliance, security assessments, gateway sites already built.

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US won’t let India become next China

‘US won’t let India become next China’: Russian envoy claims ‘Freudian slip’ revealed Washington’s concerns

New Delhi: Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov on Sunday claimed that a senior American official had let slip Washington’s real thinking about India’s rise. Speaking at the NDTV Defence Summit, he pointed to remarks made earlier this year at the Raisina Dialogue and called them a “Freudian slip.” “I think this year at the Raisina Dialogue,

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Tarique Rahman India Visit

After brief disruption, officials restart talks for Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s India visit

New Delhi and Dhaka have quietly got the conversation going again. After a few weeks of frost that followed Sheikh Hasina’s virtual press conference from somewhere in India in early August, officials on both sides are back at the table, working out the details of a possible visit by Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to

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US Russia sanctions bill India 100% tariff

100% tariffs on India? After Senate, US House passes Russia sanctions bill, awaits Trump’s signature

The US House of Representatives has just cleared a tough new sanctions package aimed at Russia, and the part that has people in New Delhi sitting up is the authority it gives President Donald Trump to hit major buyers of Russian oil and gas with tariffs of up to 100 percent. India is right in

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Delhi airport immigration lapse

Home Ministry Calls Urgent Meet After 3 Italians Skip Immigration at Delhi Airport and Fly Straight to Munich

Three Italian passengers somehow left the country without ever going through immigration. They flew in from Amritsar on a regular Air India domestic flight and less than an hour later they were on a Lufthansa plane heading to Munich. No immigration stamp, no formalities, nothing. Just gone. It happened in the early hours of 4

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