geopolitics
USISPF Chief Calls for Resolution in US-India Trade Negotiations Before November Deadline
Oct 09, 2025 08:59 pm CST
Mukesh Aghi, President of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, discusses progress in trade negotiations while criticizing the 50% US tariff on Indian goods as counterproductive. With both nations working to finalize a deal before November, Aghi highlights the complex balance between geopolitical concerns, H-1B visa fees, and the enduring $200 billion trade relationship, emphasizing the need to move from "rhetoric to resolution" before the upcoming ASEAN summit.
NDTV World Summit 2025: Four Prime Ministers to Lead Global Dialogue on Risk, Resolve and Renewal
Oct 08, 2025 05:15 pm CST
The NDTV World Summit 2025 will feature an unprecedented gathering of global leadership in New Delhi this October, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya, and former PMs Rishi Sunak and Tony Abbott. Under the theme "Edge of the Unknown: Risk. Resolve. Renewal," this prestigious event will bring together influential voices across politics, business, and culture to address critical global challenges and reimagine collective futures.
Taliban Foreign Minister's Historic Visit to India: A New Chapter in Regional Diplomacy
Oct 03, 2025 12:34 am CST
In a landmark diplomatic development, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is set to visit India on October 9, marking the first high-level engagement since the Taliban's 2021 takeover of Afghanistan. This visit, enabled by a UN Security Council travel exemption, comes after months of diplomatic groundwork and signals India's strategic recalibration in the region. The meeting could reshape South Asian geopolitics while challenging Pakistan's traditional influence over Kabul.
Opinion | India To Kabul To Pak: The Plot Behind Chinese Foreign Minister's Many Tours
Aug 25, 2025 08:28 pm CST
This is China stepping into the breach created by Trump's shenanigans. It seems to be viewing the problem through the lens of South Asia as a whole, rather than letting Washington use its divide-and-rule strategy.
Opinion | Trump's Dilemma: Why US Wants India To Be Strong, But Not Too Strong
Aug 06, 2025 04:25 pm CST
As the architecture of international order shifts, India will neither be contained nor co-opted. It will assert its priorities, and demand equal footing. The faster the US comes to terms with this, the more fruitful the US-India partnership can be.
Opinion | 'TACO' Routine, And Other Explanations For Trump's Great India Meltdown
Jul 31, 2025 08:44 pm CST
Trump had already pushed the initial deadline for the tariffs from July to August, and another extension would further entrench the belief in the 'TACO' - 'Trump Always Chickens Out' - theory.
Opinion | In The Death Of US-China Engagement, A Lesson for India
Jun 19, 2025 08:37 pm CST
India must understand that the future does not belong to those who imitate - neither the American model nor the Chinese one - but to those who craft their own narrative of growth and sovereignty.
As Donald Trump Hosts Pak Army Chief For Lunch, What The White House Said
Jun 19, 2025 02:28 am CST
US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for a special luncheon at the White House on Wednesday.
Opinion | No, India Is Not Israel, And Pak Is Not Palestine
Jun 11, 2025 04:42 pm CST
India is not Israel. Pakistan is not Palestine. And equating them does justice to neither the complexity of history nor the urgency of peace.
"Why Did Osama Feel Safe In Pak?": S Jaishankar On Islamabad's Terror Links
Jun 11, 2025 04:26 pm CST
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently in Brussels to meet the European Union (EU) leaders, has called on the West to view New Delhi's action against Pakistan following the terror in Kashmir as an India vs terrorism issue.