Narendra Modi

Modi clinches big wins as key opponents ousted in state polls

The BJP has won control of the national capital, Delhi, after more than two decades

Modi’s party also made a strong push to win women voters by promising to double cash handouts.

Modi’s party takes early lead in vote results from key state

The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 76 seats in the state legislature

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai on Feb 17. An anticipated US$35.7 billion agreement propels India and France into a new era of defence cooperation.

Modi and Macron’s ‘contract of the century’: A new anchor for India-Europe trade

The two leaders sign a huge aerospace accord and key tax treaty changes, highlighting the warming of business relations after a hat-trick of trade deals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is counting on the Indian diaspora to shore up direct foreign investment.

Fewer hurdles for Indian diaspora investors, but more needed to sweeten the deal: analysts

Real estate developers, particularly in the luxury segment, have been increasingly wooing the Indian diaspora

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the second day of Modi's official visit, in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Feb 8.

India, Malaysia renew pledges to boost trade, collaboration

Anwar and Modi witness the exchange of 11 cooperation agreements

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb 13, 2025. The latest deal owes as much to the two leaders' relationship as to any systematic trade negotiation.

The US-India trade deal: Strategic reset or fragile truce?

The lack of details on the agreement makes it difficult to assess its true economic impact

During Merz’s two-day visit, Germany and India are expected to sign agreements on business cooperation, semiconductor development and defence projects.

Merz eyes India business, defence deals in his first Asia trip

Both nations also aim to deepen cooperation in the pharmaceuticals sector and between defence companies

Trump stepped up the pressure for talks with a warning this week that tariffs could rise further unless India curbs its Russian oil imports.

India-US trade deal stalled after Modi did not call Trump

“They were uncomfortable doing it”, says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

Between March and May, nearly all the iPhones exported by Foxconn from India went to the US, reflecting a realigning of its India exports to almost exclusively serve the US market this year.
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