Himachal test of BJP's confidence in its growing influence
GN Bureau | December 18, 2017
India has improved its position by four slots and is now placed at 45th rank in the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) report prepared by Portulans Institute, Washington DC. The report, released on February 4, maps the network-based readiness landscape of 127 economies based on th
India and the United States on Saturday announced they had agreed on an interim framework for an interim trade agreement, indicating a broad roadmap of the opening of the markets and reduction in trade tariffs on both sides. In a message on X, prime minister Narendra Modi said, “Great
A silent re-calibration is going on in the international system, which is becoming more polarized, volatile, and entered of spheres of influence. The world does not evolve in the new era of bipolar competition of the United States and China, nor does it evolve on the setback of Russia in the role of a spoi
On February 2 at around 10 PM, Sergio Gor, who had become US ambassador to India just three weeks ago, posted a cryptic message on his official handle on X, stating, “President Trump just spoke with Prime Minister Modi. STAY TUNED….” This created a buzz across media in India as the two l
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US president Donald Trump has announced a reduction on tariffs on Indian imports from a punitive 50% to 18%. He called prime minister Narendra Modi late Monday (India time) and then announced the decision on social media. Trump said India would now stop buying oil from Russia and will procure it from the U
