Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan and China underscores a simple reality—India is not a pawn in Washington’s tariff games but a sovereign power shaping Asia’s strategic balance. The U.S. may grumble, but New Delhi chooses autonomy.
Read MoreOnce again, Peter Navarro has chosen rhetoric over reason, branding India a “laundromat” for Russian oil. What he ignores is India’s sovereign right to energy security and strategic autonomy—an economic and geopolitical necessity Washington cannot dictate or diminish.
Read MoreIndia’s retail battlefield is shifting rapidly, with instant commerce—10 to 30-minute deliveries—becoming a defining consumer trend. Backed by billions in investment and changing shopping habits, this model is reshaping urban consumption and challenging traditional kirana stores as well as e-commerce giants.
Read MorePeter Navarro’s attempt to club India with China in Trump’s tariff narrative is both misleading and myopic. India’s trade posture is rooted in strategic autonomy, not opportunism—New Delhi has consistently resisted being reduced to a pawn in Washington’s equations.
Read MoreAt a time when Donald Trump’s tariff brinkmanship rattles global markets, reports of Xi Jinping’s secret outreach to New Delhi highlight a complex recalibration: India weighing China’s reconciliatory signals without compromising its hard-earned autonomy in global trade and diplomacy.
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