Even as India and the United States navigate trade frictions, defence cooperation continues to be a cornerstone of bilateral ties, a former senior US official has said. Speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington, Vikram Singh, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for

The US Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing it to the 4.0%–4.25% range, in an effort to manage slowing job growth while keeping inflation in check. The move came after weeks of political tension between Fed Chair

US President Donald Trump has formally designated Antifa as a “major terrorist organisation,” days after the assassination of conservative activist and his close aide, Charlie Kirk. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Antifa as a “sick, dangerous, radical left disaster” and

India has urged the international community to ensure that terrorist organisations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al-Qaeda, and ISIL affiliates are prevented from using Afghanistan’s territory for cross-border terrorism. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, made the appeal during a

India on Thursday said it is closely examining the implications of the newly signed strategic mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, while reiterating its commitment to safeguarding its national security and regional stability. The agreement was signed in Riyadh on Wednesday

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to federalize Washington, DC’s police force and declare a national emergency after Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will not participate in immigration enforcement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Trump’s warning

FBI Director Kash Patel is under fire from both political allies and critics for his handling of the investigation into the Sept. 10 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. The controversy comes as Patel prepares to testify before Senate and House

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain on the central bank’s board while she challenges President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to remove her. The decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals came just before the

US Assistant Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for a one-day meeting with India’s chief trade negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, as both countries seek to revive stalled trade talks. Analysts in Washington suggest that a

U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing the newspaper of conducting a “decades-long campaign of lies” against him, his family, and his political movement. In a statement posted on Truth Social,