India-US relations

Donald Trump hints at a ‘very big’ trade deal with India

Open

PM Modi has often signalled openness to a more expansive trade engagement with the US

Washington’s India Policy

Swapan Dasgupta

The inability to read the tea leaves

Great Power Envy

Minhaz Merchant

The West wants India to rise but cannot come to terms with it

Trade Deal With India Soon, says Trump

Siddharth Singh

India is coming along great. I think we will have a deal with India, Trump said

India received a heads up from US on tariffs

Rajeev Deshpande

New Delhi holds back as bilateral trade talks make progress

Trading in Security

Harsh V Pant

What India stands to gain from Trump’s pressure on China

Perfect Partner

Harsh V Pant

Trump 2.0 has given India-US ties a strategic uplift

Donald Trump 2.0 for India: Too Early to Tell

TP Sreenivasan

Trump needs India to contain China and as a member of the Quad, India will be counted as an ally in his confrontation with China

Back to Common Sense

Rajeev Deshpande

India hopes Trump’s stated desire to leave behind a legacy as a unifier is based on hard-nosed realism and practical considerations will drive the bilateral relationship

Sheesh Mahal Mystery

Rajeev Deshpande

The Sheesh Mahal controversy and the liquor scandal, BJP leaders believe, have made a strong impression on the voter and are therefore prominent aspects of the party’s election campaign