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Singapore Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong arrived in New Delhi on September 2, 2025, for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The visit comes at a historic juncture, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore, as well as Singapore’s 60th year of independence (
The trade relationship between India and the United States has entered a turbulent phase under President Donald Trump’s administration due to the imposition of steep tariffs on Indian goods. Trump, in a recent statement on his social media platform, described the bilateral business relationship as “a one-sided disaster” persisting for decades.According to him, the imbalance stems from India’s
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Sept 1, 2025, became a stage for China, Russia, and India to project an image of solidarity in the face of mounting US and Western pressures.The firmest expression of this unity came in the summit’s declaration, where member states jointly condemned US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran earlier in June as well as the April Pahalgam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on September 1, 2025, after concluding a significant four-day visit to Japan and China, during which he not only participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin but also held the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.The visit was described by PM Modi as “productive,” where he
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has launched a sharp critique of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, warning that they have undone decades of painstaking Western efforts to bring India closer to the United States and away from its historic dependence on Russia.In a series of posts on X, Bolton argued that Trump’s economic approach — which includes imposing a steep 50 percent
German Foreign Minister Johann David Wadephul arrived in Bangalore, India, on the morning of September 2, 2025, marking the beginning of a two-day official visit that underscores the strengthening ties between Germany and India at a critical juncture in global geopolitics.His arrival was accompanied by notable statements highlighting New Delhi’s growing strategic significance, both in the
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin has emerged as a critical geopolitical flashpoint, bringing together Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping at a time when the United States is recalibrating its global alignments and signalling pressure on India.The optics of Modi exchanging warm greetings, handshakes, and even
The controversy erupted after White House trade advisor Peter Navarro made a sharp and controversial remark about India’s economic dealings in relation to discounted Russian oil exports.Navarro, while defending former US President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariff on Indian goods, lashed out at New Delhi for continuing to import Russian crude, branding the country “a laundromat for the Kremlin.”
The Chinese Envoy to India, Xu Feihong, stated that the SCO summit in Tianjin had served to build consensus and draw a blueprint for development. Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted that the SCO has grown into a significant force promoting a new type of international relations and building a community with a shared future for humanity.The summit aimed to build consensus among all parties,
The recent imposition of steep tariffs by President Donald Trump’s administration on India, amounting to 50%, has reverberated across global economic and diplomatic circles, with significant commentary from geopolitical analysts.Einar Tangen, a senior fellow at the Taihe Institute and a noted expert on Asian geopolitics, characterised these tariffs not merely as punitive economic measures but as