Narendra Modi

ANALYSIS

India’s exports defy tariffs, strengthen hand in US trade talks

Economists point to diversification and strong domestic demand as key drivers supporting economic resilience

Western powers, especially the US, have stepped up attempts in 2025 to prise apart Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Putin’s productive Asia trip gives boost to business ties with India

Warmth of Modi-Putin relationship worries some of the West’s Asian allies, including those in Asean  

The two leaders said they discussed issues including expanding economic ties, cooperating on Arctic navigation and continuing work on civilian nuclear power.

Modi, Putin meet to deepen economic ties despite US pressure

It’s Putin’s first trip to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

India cannot continue to marginalise its nearly 200 million Muslim citizens and still achieve Modi’s goal of reaching developed-country status by 2047.

Can Modi turn India into a developed economy by 2047?

Achieving that vision would require sustaining annual growth of 7% to 8%, high levels of infrastructure investment, and ambitious structural reforms

PM Wong (right) with Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan at the Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur  on Oct 26. PM Wong highlighted Asean’s efforts to build out the Asean Power Grid, and welcomed American companies to help with the process.

Asean-US ties benefit both sides, says PM Wong, citing strong trade and investment links

US investment and trade with Asean support more than 600,000 American jobs

Narendra Modi has called Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to inform him that he will attend the Association of South-east Asian Nations summit virtually.

Modi to skip Asean summit, likely miss out on Trump meeting

India and the US have been locked in a trade dispute after Trump slapped 50% tariffs on India’s exports

While the Asean leaders are a disparate group, they will have one overriding message – to persuade Trump of the strategic importance of the region and to seek more favourable tariff deals with Washington.

Is Asean prepared for Trump’s disruptive diplomacy?

Attention will be trained on the US president as the bloc addresses his administration’s tariffs and asserts Asean’s strategic importance

The deal, which hinges on energy and agriculture, may see India gradually scale back its imports of Russian crude oil, Mint reported.

India nears deal to slash US tariffs on Indian imports to 15-16%, Mint reports

INDIA and the United States are nearing a long-stalled trade agreement that would reduce US tariffs on Indian imports to 15 per cent to 16 per cent from 50 per cent, India’s Mint reported on Wednesday...

Smooth decision-making at the Tata Group is crucial, given its involvement in ventures that dovetail with the government’s top economic priorities.

Boardroom battle at India’s Tata Group prompts Modi government to get involved

Unprecedented move seems to have calmed the internal rift, but analysts suspect the truce is temporary

For months, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) resisted US pressure, with Indian officials defending the purchases as vital to national energy security.

Trump says Modi has assured him India will not buy Russian oil

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would next try to get China to do the sa...