American strategy has shifted from courting India as a counterweight to China to demanding economic alignment on U.S. terms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/29/world/indias-options-in-a-trumpian-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #us #indiausrelations #narendramodi #donaldtrump #china #tariffs

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from a regional summit in Malaysia this week to avoid exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump that could hinder his party's odds in state polls, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/modi-asean-trump-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #asean #malaysia #us #donaldtrump #pakistan

India’s oil refiners said they expect to reduce the purchase of Russian crude following remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump that the nation would halt all buying, but they are awaiting clarification from New Delhi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/india-refiners-russia-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #india #russia #us #oil #energy #donaldtrump #narendramodi

Two emerging-market giants hardest hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars are deepening their ties, betting a united front will help them endure the U.S. broadsides and find new markets to skirt tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/markets/trump-trade-lula-modi-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #india #brazil #narendramodi #luizinacioluladasilva #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two landmark transit projects worth nearly $4 billion in Mumbai, marking a milestone in his administration’s effort to modernize infrastructure in India. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/asia-pacific/politics/modi-adani-airport-metro-mumbai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #gautamadani

After the worst election setback of his career over a year ago, speculation grew that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could lose power, but as he celebrates his 75th birthday, his grip on India seems more secure than ever. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/politics/modi-succession-india-setbacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi

India is proceeding with caution after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to soften his tone following weeks of tensions over tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/asia-pacific/politics/india-caution-trump-rhetoric/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans

While world leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to attend a virtual BRICS summit on U.S. trade policy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/world/politics/xi-putin-brics-modi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #xijinping #vladimirputin #brics #narendramodi #china #russia #india

Outgoing Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George has voiced gratitude to those who supported efforts to deepen bilateral relations during his time in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/japan/indian-ambassador-to-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #indiajapanrelations #sibigeorge #narendramodi

U.S. President Donald Trump said India and Russia seem to have been "lost" to China after their leaders met with China's Xi Jinping, expressing his annoyance at New Delhi and Moscow as Beijing pushes a new world order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/asia-pacific/politics/trump-india-russia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #donaldtrump #us #india #china #russia #narendramodi #xijinping #vladimirputin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping seemed to confirm the U.S. is failing to draw India into its diplomatic orbit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/world/politics/trump-us-india-modi-china-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #narendramodi #china #russia #xijinping #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

India and Japan are steadily deepening energy cooperation through investments, technology partnerships and policy frameworks to advance clean-energy cooperation and transition goals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/03/japan/india-and-japans-energy-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #narendramodi #shigeruishiba #india #indiajapanrelations #trade #defense #energy #oil

At the SCO summit, India balanced engagement with China and Russia while maintaining its sovereignty and independence, signaling a cautious, pragmatic foreign policy amid rising U.S.-China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/03/indias-diplomatic-dance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #india #china #us #russia #donaldtrump #narendramodi #vladimirputin #xijinping #beltandroadinitiative

U.S. missteps have fueled fears of “losing India” to China, even as New Delhi navigates its strategic autonomy, maintains ties with the West and resists being fully drawn into any single bloc. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/02/world/indian-realism-and-realpolitik/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #china #us #russia #indiausrelations #indiachinarelations #indiarussiarelations #donaldtrump #narendramodi #vladimirputin #xijinping

U.S. President Donald Trump said that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making public shows of solidarity with the Chinese and Russian leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/economy/trump-india-reduce-tariffs-zero/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #us #donaldtrump #narendramodi #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy

En Chine, Xi Jinping met en scène un front anti-Trump avec Poutine et Modi

Le sommet de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghai a permis au dirigeant chinois de se poser comme le défenseur du multilatéralisme, malmené par le président états-unien. Et d’accélérer le rapprochement avec son homologue indien, #NarendraModi, cible de la politique douanière de Washington.

Par François Bougon, Romaric Godin › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/010925/en-chine-xi-jinping-met-en-scene-un-front-anti-trump-avec-poutine-et-modi?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart

Around two dozen Eurasian leaders will gather on Monday morning for a ceremony hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the final day of a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and center of regional relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/shanghai-cooperation-summit-india-russia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #shanghaicooperationorganization #china #xijinping #india #narendramodi #russia #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #us

India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/politics/china-dam-water-war-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #india #narendramodi #xijinping #water #conservation #dams #climatechange #environment #rivers #hydropower #tibet

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed improved ties with China as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated criticism of the South Asian nation over 'excess profits' from purchases of Russian oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/asia-pacific/politics/modi-china-bessent-india-families/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #wangyi #china #narendramodi #india #us #scottbessent #brics #mukeshambani #russia #oil

India expects consumption tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a boost to the economy without hurting the government’s fiscal deficit, helping to offset the fallout from higher U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/economy/modi-india-tax-cuts-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #narendramodi #taxes #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs