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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has firmly dismissed a Bloomberg report alleging that Chinese President Xi Jinping had sent a “secret” letter to Indian President Droupadi Murmu expressing concerns over US-India agreements. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, while addressing the media, clarified that no such communication had taken place and labelled the story as incorrect.This denial comes
United States President Donald Trump has reaffirmed the strength of the India-US partnership while clarifying recent remarks about New Delhi’s ties with Moscow and Beijing. Speaking in Washington, Trump reiterated his personal friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing India-US relations as a "very special relationship" and stressing that "there is nothing to worry about."He
US President Donald Trump on Friday sought to soften his earlier social media remarks suggesting that Washington had "lost India and Russia to China," clarifying to the press that he does not believe such an outcome has taken place.Speaking at the White House while responding to questions from ANI, Trump reiterated his concerns over India’s crude oil imports from Russia but at the same time
The US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick publicly predicted that India, despite its current strong resistance, will likely return to the negotiating table with the US within the next one to two months "saying sorry" in order to try and strike a trade deal.Lutnick warned India that unless it changes course by opening its market, stopping its purchases of Russian oil, and distancing itself from the
Peter Navarro, Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing to US President Donald Trump, has reignited tensions between Washington and New Delhi with sharp accusations targeting India’s energy and trade policies. In a fresh set of remarks made on social media, Navarro alleged that India is buying Russian oil “purely to profit,” and claimed that the revenues from these purchases are fuelling
India has reiterated that it continues to stay engaged with the United States on critical trade issues, despite the steep tariffs recently imposed by Washington.At the weekly press briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised that India–US relations remain anchored in shared interests, democratic values, and robust people-to-people ties, which have helped
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum 2025, recalled that Chinese President Xi Jinping originally coined the metaphor of a "dragon and elephant dance" to symbolize the relationship between China and India.Putin clarified that the addition of Russia’s "bear" symbol alongside the dragon and elephant was a later creation by the media. Putin humorously suggested
Amid one of the sharpest downturns in India–US relations in recent years, two former senior officials from the Joe Biden administration—Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor, and Kurt M. Campbell, former Deputy Secretary of State—have urged Washington to remember the strategic value of New Delhi.Writing in Foreign Affairs, they argued that despite the present trade deadlock and the
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday avoided responding directly to US President Donald Trump’s recent social media post that referenced India, Russia, and China. At a weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “I have no comments to offer on this post at this time,” when asked about Trump’s remarks. The post came just days after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (
The recent photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin has sparked significant attention and debate in the Western and US media, with many interpreting it as a symbol of a shifting global power dynamic and the emergence of a new world order dominated by Asia.US