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India has taken a significant step forward in the global nuclear energy landscape with the announcement of its ambitious ₹20,000 crore Nuclear Energy Mission, under which three innovative Small Modular Reactor (SMR) projects are being developed.The initiative is spearheaded by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), which has outlined a vision of deploying SMRs as a flexible and future-ready
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on August 21, 2025, during a three-day visit aimed at strengthening the longstanding India-Russia relationship.This meeting followed his extensive talks earlier that day with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in which they covered a broad spectrum of bilateral issues, primarily focusing on expanding trade
India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, during his visit to Moscow for high-level bilateral talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, strongly defended New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil and questioned the logic behind the United States’ tariff actions.Jaishankar expressed India’s “perplexity” at Washington’s rationale, recalling how, in recent years, American
Renowned US economist Jeffrey Sachs has sharply condemned former President Donald Trump’s decision to impose punitive tariffs on Indian goods, calling the move “the stupidest tactical move in US foreign policy.”During an interview on Breaking Points with Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, Sachs argued that Trump’s protectionist measures, which included a 25–50 percent penalty tariff on imports from
Nikki Haley, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and a prominent Republican leader, has issued an urgent appeal for a direct meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrest the sharp downward spiral in bilateral relations.Writing in a recent op-ed for Newsweek, Haley argued that it would be a “massive and preventable mistake” for Washington
Russia has reaffirmed its commitment to maintain robust energy ties with India by offering a 5 percent discount on crude oil sales, despite mounting international and U.S.-driven pressure over the Ukraine conflict.This announcement, made by Russian Deputy Trade Representative to India, Evgeniy Griva, underscores Moscow’s strategy of securing its energy market in Asia, particularly in response to
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, in a strongly-worded opinion piece for Newsweek, has emphasized that treating India as a “prized free and democratic partner” is indispensable for the United States in the evolving global geopolitical order.She warned that any move to weaken or derail the momentum of U.S.-India relations, carefully built over the past 25 years, would not
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Date: August 21, 2025Prepared for: U.S. Leadership and National Security CouncilBackgroundU.S.-India relations face serious strain due to escalating trade tariffs (set to reach 50% on August 27, 2025).China continues to expand its power across the Indo-Pacific and deepen ties with Russia, posing the primary long-term strategic threat to the U.S.India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy and
External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S Jaishankar, is currently on a three-day official visit to Russia from August 19 to 21, 2025, at the invitation of Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.This visit underlines the depth and strategic significance of India-Russia ties at a time when global geopolitical dynamics are undergoing rapid transformation. As part of