Link to Article: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/trump-modi-talk-fighter-jets-trade-wars-china-making-india-great-again-leave-out-adani/articleshow/118233685.cms?from=mdr On February 13, 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump attended a press conference in the East Room of the White House. The meeting underscored a growing India-US alliance, built on shared economic, security, and strategic interests. President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a news… Read more »
Link to Article: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-may-cut-tariffs-on-30-items-imported-from-us-to-prevent-higher-reciprocal-tariffs-nomura/articleshow/118138780.cms?from=mdr India has been called the “tariff king” by President Trump while emphasizing that India needs to buy more American-made security equipment. In fact, the Indian prime minister has pushed to have a “fair bilateral trading relationship.” India has been considering reducing tariffs on more than 30 American products. They have also considered increasing their purchasing of… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rwjnr12lwo According to BBC, on Wednesday January 29th, 30 pilgrims were killed in a devastating crowd crush at the largest religious festival, the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. The devotees on the riverbanks in the city of Prayagraj were trampled by other pilgrims who were rushing to take part in the sacred day of ritual bathing. With 90… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/india-navy-submarine-warships-launch-69c138048bb4202a1a409b0b2353a2f4 On Wednesday, January 15, 2024, India’s navy launched a submarine, a destroyer, to protect the Indian Ocean as it is were 95% of India’s trade moves. The cause for launching the submarine was due to the strong and growing Chinese presence; Rahul Bedi, India’s defence analyst says that the situation in the Indian Ocean is challenging… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j89k02py0o The Indian space agency, Isro, had for the first time conducted space docking by joining together two small crafts in space. On December 30, the mission called SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) blasted off from the Sriharikota launch pad in southern India. Two spacecraft launched on a single rocket which separated in space. The docking process, originally… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/un-says-dozens-women-900-people-iran-executed-2024-rcna186743 This year the U.N. has reported nine-hundred and one executions of Iranian citizens in 2024, over 30 of which were women and many others were their own Kurdish citizens. Political dissidents and people connected with the 2022 mass protests over a 22-year-old woman’s death in police custody were also among those who were hung by the… Read more »
