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Quad ‘very important platform’: top U.S. South Asia diplomat Paul Kapur

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Quad ‘very important platform’: top U.S. South Asia diplomat Paul Kapur

The U.S. views the Quad (Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue comprising India, the U.S., Japan, and Australia) as a “very important platform,” according to S. Paul Kapur, the top Trump administration diplomat for the South and Central Asian region. “… The Quad is a very important platform. It has done well,” Assistant Secretary Kapur told the U.S….

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Except Trump, nobody has stated India’s refusal to buy Russian oil: FM Sergei Lavrov tells country’s Parliament

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Except Trump, nobody has stated India’s refusal to buy Russian oil: FM Sergei Lavrov tells country’s Parliament

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. fILE | Photo Credit: Reuters Except U.S. President Donald Trump, nobody else has declared that India will stop buying Russian oil, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the country’s parliament on Wednesday (February 11, 2026). Mr. Lavrov’s comments came two days after Russia accused the U.S. of attempting to prevent India…

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White House releases Joint Statement on India-U.S. interim trade deal

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White House releases Joint Statement on India-U.S. interim trade deal

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on ​Friday (February 6, 2026) released a Joint Statement by the U.S. and India on a framework for ‌an interim trade agreement between the two countries that they said affirms their commitment to negotiations towards a…

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Joint Statement By Both Sides In 2-3 Days, Deal Aimed At $500 Billion In Five Years

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The joint statement on a US-India framework trade agreement will likely be published in the next 2-3 days, fleshing out more details of the deal announced by US President Donald Trump on Monday. In several cases, India also get the zero tariffs, according to government sources. The data centre itself will fetch $20 billion. ALSO READ: Budget…

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Section 232 Items Likely To Remain Outside Trade Deal; India May Get Relief Later

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Commodities falling under Section 232 of US trade law are likely to remain outside the scope of the India-US landmark trade deal that reduces tariffs to around 18%, though India is hopeful of securing concessions under the provision at a later stage, a government source said. The source added that India and the US have…

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Russia Says India Hasn’t Confirmed Halting Oil Purchases Amid Trade Deal

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The Russian government have said they haven’t received any information from India indicating that they plan to stop buying Russian oil, after US President Donald Trump claimed India agreed to do so as part of a trade deal with Washington. “So far, we haven’t heard any statements from New Delhi on this matter,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.  Trump on Monday…

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India-US tariff trade deal: Indian, American industry bodies and leaders rejoice

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India-US tariff trade deal: Indian, American industry bodies and leaders rejoice

Industry bodies and leaders in both India and the U.S., and across sectors, have welcomed the announcement of a deal between India and the U.S. under which tariffs on India are set to be slashed from the current 50% to 18%. India-U.S. trade deal updates on February 3, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump took to the…

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