A U.S. lawmaker has voiced concern over the amendments proposed by India to its laws governing foreign donations received by NGOs, trusts, educational institutions and religious organisations, and said the move could affect bilateral relations.

U.S. Congressman Riley Moore on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) said the amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) would permit the Indian government to takeover churches and religious charities and would amount to “clear attack against Christians”.

“Christians have been in India since St Thomas the Apostle travelled to the Malabar Coast just decades after the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. But despite this long Christian history, India’s Parliament is considering amending Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment (FCRA) rules to permit government takeovers of churches and religious charities,” Mr. Moore, a Republican from West Virginia, said in a post on X.

“This is a clear attack against Christians. If this bill proceeds in this way, it would be a point of major concern in our bilateral relationship with India,” said Moore, a first term Congressman.

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 seeks to empower the government to create a “Designated Authority” to take over the management of foreign contributions and assets created using foreign contributions when an organisation’s FCRA registration is cancelled, surrendered or ceases because it is not renewed.

The bill also states that in case of assets that are a place of worship, the Authority must ensure that its religious character is maintained.

The proposed legislation also reduces the maximum penalty for violation of the Act from imprisonment of five years to one year.

As per the Ministry of Home Affairs, 13,520 organisations received ₹55,741 crore of foreign contribution between 2019 and 2022. The FCRA portal indicates that, as of July 15, 2026, there are 14,449 active FCRA certificates, 22,498 cancelled and 15,212 deemed as expired.

India’s envoy to the U.S., Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, and discussed the defence partnership between the two nations.

Mr. Kwatra, in a post on X on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), also appreciated Mr. Sheehy’s support for the India-U.S. partnership. “Great to sit down with Senator Tim Sheehy. As a former combat veteran, he brings invaluable perspective to our shared national security challenges. We discussed the vital defence partnership between our two nations. Appreciate his support for the India-U.S. partnership,” Mr. Kwatra said.

Earlier, Mr. Kwatra also met U.S. Under Secretary Jeffery Kessler and Under Secretary William Kimmitt in the Department of Commerce and discussed deepening trade and commercial ties between the two countries. “A pleasure to welcome Under Secretary Jeffery Kessler and Under Secretary William Kimmitt to India House,” Mr. Kwatra said in a post on X on Wednesday (July 22, 2026).

“Our discussions focused on deepening India-U.S. trade and commercial ties, with focused efforts to build resilient and secure supply chain partnerships across industry and high-technology domains,” Mr. Kwatra said.

The U.S.-India relationship is at its lowest point in the last 30 years due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “utterly destructive policies”, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has said.

Addressing the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership Summit in Washington, Mr. Khanna on Monday (June 29, 2026) claimed that during his recent visit to China, India’s Ambassador there had told him that a generation of trust was lost due to Mr. Trump’s policies.

“Now, you know I’m not one to mince words. I sort of tell things as they are. The U.S.-India relationship has been at its lowest point in the last 30 years,” Mr. Khanna said.

“Trump’s policies of getting into a war with Iran have been utterly destructive. It has been utterly destructive to the prices of gas in India. Talk to [External Affairs Minister] Jaishankar if you don’t believe me,” the California Democrat said.

“I was in China, and the Indian Ambassador there told me that a generation of trust has been lost by President Trump. If we don’t speak the truth about the damage this President has done…we are not living in reality,” Mr. Khanna, a presumptive 2028 Presidential hopeful, said.

He slammed Mr. Trump’s policies of threatening Iran and Cuba and conquering Greenland.

“Now you have an America that has forgotten that moral vision, that has a foreign policy of might makes right, threatening not just Iran, threatening Cuba, threatening to conquer Greenland, and we were having dinner as if everything is normal,” Mr. Khanna said.

“Who cares about the partnerships of this and that when this President is literally destroying America’s leadership in the entire world,” he said.

“The demagoguery about immigrants, the demagoguery of this President and talking about the lack of immigrants coming into the United States. How can we sit here and not condemn his policies on what he has done with student visas, with the demonisation of talent coming to the United States,” Mr. Khanna said.

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The Democratic leader said Mr. Trump talks about the U.S. leading in the field of artificial intelligence.

“38% of the top AI researchers are of Chinese origin. 72% have foreign degrees. This is a President who doesn’t understand that we need to be recruiting talent, not turning talent away,” Mr. Khanna said.

Mr. Khanna described Mr. Trump as a “lame duck” and asserted that the Democrats were going to win the upcoming mid-term elections and the 2028 presidential elections decisively.

Donald Trump expressed his gratitude for naming a road in Hyderabad, India, after him, saying he was the first U.S. President to be honoured this way.

Mr. Trump’s remarks on Truth Social on Friday (June 26, 2026) came after the Telangana government named a road adjoining the US Consulate in the southern Indian city as “Donald Trump Avenue”.

“The new Donald Trump Avenue in Hyderabad, India — The first U.S. President to ever be honoured in this way. Thank you,” Mr. Trump said, sharing a photograph of Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and US envoy to India Sergio Gor unveiling the ceremonial plaque earlier this week.

The newly named Donald Trump Avenue is also close to the offices of major American tech firms, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon.

The Telangana government described the designation as a tribute to the United States and a recognition of Hyderabad’s growing role in U.S.-India relations.

U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is a “great leader” and “tough guy”, who has been in power for more than 12 years.

In an interview with Axios, Mr. Trump referred to China’s President Xi Jinping and Mr. Modi as the two greatest leaders he likes the most in terms of power and leverage, and the ability to execute on that.

“I think Modi is very good. Yeah. They’ve had some very good numbers announced. He stays out of wars, which is smart. He’s 1.5 billion people. He’s actually the biggest. India’s actually the biggest. And Modi’s a great leader,” Mr. Trump said in response to a question on the two greatest leaders he likes the most for their power, leverage and the ability to deliver results.

Mr. Trump said the U.S. does a lot of business with India, which earlier used to “rip us off”.

“And we do a lot of business with them, but now we do fair business. They used to really rip us off. I don’t blame them for that. You know, we had stupid politicians that allowed that to happen. But now we do a lot of business,” Mr. Trump said.

“They’re not that happy about it because they used to do a lot better. So Modi’s great,” Mr. Trump said.

The U.S. President hailed Mr. Xi as a leader of great stature and confidence.

“If you were going to make a movie about either one of them, you wouldn’t be able to find the man in Hollywood,” Mr. Trump said.

“Modi in a very different way. Just highly respected. I know the real Modi is a very tough cookie. I’ll tell you, I got to know some that I didn’t know very well,” Mr. Trump said.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) in an attempt to repair the relationship between the two countries that has been under strain over the past year.

Mr. Trump said he had watched India over the years and seen leaders change quite often.

“Somebody would be there for six months and then a year. And then all of a sudden, Prime Minister Modi ended up; he’s been there for more than 12 years, very solid. And he does it through, like, there’s a great calmness, and yet he’s not a calm person. He’s a very tough guy,” Mr. Trump said.

The U.S. President then listed Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as leaders whom he liked.

Countries that partnered with the United States over the decades subordinated their strategic autonomy, and even national sovereignty, for the benefits that came with it. In its America First era under Donald J. Trump, partners of the U.S. are being asked to bend according to U.S. priorities, but not necessarily with any accompanying benefits. For India, this approach manifested in two developments in quick succession in recent days: the U.S. extended export controls on AI technologies, which will only expand further in the coming days; and it made clear that it cared little for Indian concerns while waging its arbitrary war on Iran along with Israel. And this came after a series of American moves that has had an impact on India’s oil imports.

Countries that signed up at various levels of cooperation with the U.S. got, in return for compromising their strategic autonomy, a security umbrella — nuclear, in the case of Japan, South Korea, and NATO partners; access to capital, technology, and global markets; and U.S. protection in international bodies. For instance, Japan and Germany forfeited an independent military posture and built two of the world’s largest economies within the American framework. South Korea emerged from war to become a technology and manufacturing power under the same umbrella. The Gulf Cooperation Council states accepted U.S. forces on their soil in exchange for security guarantees.

​U.S. President Donald Trump will meet ‌separately with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the G7 summit in ‌France next week, senior U.S. administration officials ‌said on Saturday (June 13, 2026).

Official sources had confirmed to The Hindu earlier that Mr. Modi is expected to meet Mr. Trump on the sidelines of the G-7 summit taking place in Evian, France on June 16-17.

Mr. Modi embarked on a six-day visit to France and Slovakia on Saturday (June 13, 2026). According to the statement issued before his departure, Mr. Modi will be travelling to Evian and will be participating in the G7 summit on June 16 and 17. Mr. Modi said “India’s presence at the G7 reflects the trust our partners place in us and our growing global profile. This is the eighth consecutive G7 Summit to which India has been invited. At the G7, India will not only speak for itself, but it will also give voice to the aspirations of the Global South.”

The meeting will mark the first interaction between Mr. Modi and Mr. Trump since they last met in February 2025 in Washington DC. The sources did not elaborate on the details of the planned discussion but it is understood that the two sides will cover the bilateral trade pact under negotiation, and other regional and global matters of mutual concern. The officials provided this information soon after sharing details on Mr. Modi’s upcoming travel schedule for France and the Slovak Republic.

Mr. Trump will be meeting with West Asian leaders ​and attend a ⁠working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Officials also said ‌that Mr. Trump ⁠would meet separately with ⁠the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, France and India. ​No bilateral meeting ‌was planned with Mr. Zelenskyy but the two leaders could meet on the sidelines ‌of the summit, they ​added.

Mr. Trump planned to raise issues of shared ⁠importance with leaders at the summit, including economic growth and development, ‌supply chain resilience, illegal migration and AI, one of the officials said. He also planned to work on boosting resilience in ‌the supply chain for critical ​minerals needed for advanced technologies.

Mr. Trump planned to attend a ⁠dinner at the palace of ⁠Versailles on Wednesday before returning to Washington, the ‌officials said.

(With inputs from Reuters)

India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra held a series of meetings with top American technology leaders and discussed perspectives on the trajectory of advanced technologies, including Quantum, and the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Mr. Kwatra held separate meetings on Monday (June 8, 2026) to discuss investment expansion, supply chain resilience, and emerging technologies. He met president and CEO of Walmart and had a conversation on their investments in India. “A productive conversation with Chris Nicholas, president and CEO of @Walmart, on their investments in India, to discuss investment expansion, supply chain resilience, and emerging technologies,” Mr. Kwatra said in a post on X on Tuesday (June 9, 2026).

In June last year, the then leadership of Walmart Inc met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the U.S.-based retail giant’s growing partnership with India. In another meeting, he met the president and CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP).

“Insightful conversation with @Ylli_Bajraktari, President & CEO of @scsp_ai, ahead of his upcoming visit to New Delhi for the India-U.S. Forum,” Mr. Kwatra posted. “Exchanged perspectives on the trajectory of advanced technologies, including Quantum, and the future of AI, including Physical AI and the expanding India-U.S.A. cooperation in tech space,” the post on X said.

India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed threats posed by terrorism across the world during a meeting with senior U.S. counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka.

“Had an engaging conversation with @SebGorka Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council,” Mr. Kwatra said in a post on X on Sunday (June 7, 2026).

“We shared perspectives on the threats of terrorism, and our counter-terrorism cooperation outlined in India-USA Joint Statement of February 2025,” Mr. Kwatra said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump, in February last year, reaffirmed that the global scourge of terrorism must be fought, and terrorist safe havens eliminated from every corner of the world.

“They committed to strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from groups, including Al-Qaida, ISIS, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba in order to prevent heinous acts like the attacks in Mumbai on 26/11 and the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021,” said a joint statement issued after Mr. Modi’s meeting with Mr. Trump on February 13, 2025.

The U.S. had also announced the extradition of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Tahawwur Rana.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi had also called on Pakistan to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of 26/11, and 2016 Pathankot air base attack, and ensure that its territory is not used to carry out cross-border terrorism.

The leaders also pledged to work together to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, and prevent terrorists and non-state actors from accessing them, the joint statement from February 2025 had said.

India expects the U.S. team to visit the country for the next round of trade talks, though no dates have been finalised yet, an official said on Monday (May 11, 2026).

The Indian side visited Washington, D.C. in April for an in-person round of meetings with their U.S. counterparts to finalise the details of the interim agreement and take forward the negotiations under the Broader Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).

“Now we expect the U.S. team to visit India next for trade talks. No dates have been decided,” the official said.

After the April meet, both sides have agreed to stay engaged to sustain the momentum ahead for the trade talks.

Last month, officials of the two sides discussed several areas, such as market access, non-tariff measures, technical barriers to trade, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion, economic security alignment and digital trade.

India and the U.S. issued a joint statement on February 7 finalising a framework for an interim trade agreement regarding reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade.

The framework reaffirmed the countries’ commitment to the broader India-U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations.

India’s outbound shipments to the U.S. grew marginally by 0.92% to $87.3 billion during the last fiscal year, while imports increased 15.95% to $52.9 billion. The trade surplus declined to $34.4 billion in 2025-26 from $40.89 billion in 2024-25.