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The View from India newsletter: Blood on the hands of Trump and Netanyahu

March 3, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago. File | Photo Credit: AP (This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.)…

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MEA denies Epstein claim that U.S. played a role in PM’s 2017 visit to Israel

January 31, 2026 admin

The Union government on Saturday (January 31, 2026) denied the contents of newly released emails from the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump had played a role in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel in 2017, referring to the mails as “trashy ruminations by a convicted…

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Israeli Envoy confirms PM Modi’s visit, says ‘invitation has been extended’

January 29, 2026 admin

Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) confirmed that an invitation has been extended to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Israel, adding that preparations are underway and official announcements on dates will be made in due course. “The invitation was extended. We are in preparations, and in due time, there…

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Why Modi-Trump Meet Was More Productive Than Expected

February 18, 2025 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US has proved to be well-timed. Rather than wait for the mercurial and unpredictable President Donald Trump to say and do things on his pet peeves, which include an obsession with tariffs, Modi took the initiative to engage him directly on exploring together how his concerns could be…

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Why Modi-Trump Meet Was More Productive Than Expected

February 18, 2025 admin

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Opinion | India Must Play To Its Strengths In 2025

January 2, 2025 admin

The world in 2024 stood at a crossroads, with global fault lines deepening and crises multiplying. Wars in Europe and the Middle East upended the global order, disrupting energy markets and food security, while cascading challenges rippled through every region. The Indo-Pacific remained a theatre of contention, with China’s aggressive manoeuvres destabilising the South China…

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The Modi Government’s 25 Things-To-Do in 2025

January 2, 2025 admin

When Julius Caesar’s Senate fixed January 1 as the ‘first day of the year’, the idea wasn’t only to ‘start afresh’. It was also when those in civil office were to set in motion their responsibilities. In that tradition, coming down from 45 BC, let the existing coalition government headed by Narendra Modi set out…

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How PM Modi Transformed India-Africa Engagement

November 18, 2024 admin

It was a moment of great pride for India when the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, conferred Nigeria’s highest civilian award, the ‘Grand Commander of the Order of Niger’, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This honour recognised Modi’s statesmanship and significant contributions to fostering ties between the two countries through…

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Google Searches Skyrocket 1,514% After Donald Trump’s Historic Comeback

November 9, 2024 admin

The victory has also caused a dramatic 1,514% surge in related Google searches. Donald Trump’s historic comeback has sparked a wave of congratulatory messages and statements from across the globe. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed it as a “historic election victory,” while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as “history’s greatest comeback.” Vikas Swarup,…

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What Trump 2.0 means for India and South Asia

November 6, 2024 admin

A view of a sand sculpture depicting Donald Trump at Puri beach in Odisha on November 6, 2024 after he won the U.S. Presidential elections. | Photo Credit: Reuters Five years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a crowd in Houston, Texas, that India had “connected well” with Republican candidate Donald Trump and followed it…

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