INDIAN POLITICS
JAPAN TRADE NEGOTIATOR TO CANCEL US VISIT Japan’s top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, canceled a planned visit to the U.S. in late August 2025. The trip was canceled due to unresolved details regarding a $550 billion investment package and lingering issues over U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods, including automobiles. Reasons for the cancellation: Need for…
US tariffs fail to dent India’s FY26 GDP outlook: BofA Securities maintains projection at 6.5% – Here’s why
Your annual reminder that satya, ahinsa, satyagrah had little to no role in Britain’s decision to free India. The real reasons: 1. WWII left Britain bankrupt, owing huge debts, making colonial administration too costly. 2. That debt was mostly from the US, which opposed old-style imperialism via the Atlantic Charter (1941) and pressured the UK…
Russia Proposes S-500 Co-Production and ToT for India, Aiming for A Strategic Export Hub to Bypass Western Sanctions.
Modi’s Counter to Trump’s Move – The Digital Tax Many friends have asked me to write in detail about the digital tax, calling it Modi’s counterstroke to Trump’s move. There are several American businesses operating in India that do not pay any tax here. They earn their revenue from India but take all their profits…
Suspension of Indus Water Treaty by India to adversely affect Pakistan big time. India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan, placing it “in abeyance” following a terror attack in Pahalgam, according to Indian media. This decision, communicated on April 23, 2025, was a direct response to Pakistan’s alleged support for cross-border terrorism….
