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Farmers gather on a highway in Punjab, India on Tuesday after police seal a border crossing to prevent them from proceeding towards New Delhi, where thousands are protesting against a potential US-India trade deal. Photo: Reuters
Nirav Modi

US-China trade war reaches India’s streets as Modi weighs Washington bet

Indian leader faces ‘perfect storm’ at home as proposed US trade deal sparks backlash and Trump ramps up pressure over Russian oil and China.

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New Zealand

New Zealand-India trade, defence pact celebrated despite criticism

Diplomacy

Opinion | What does US Pacific Command name change mean for China and India?

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump shows no regret over deaths of 3 Indian sailors in Iran war strike by US

In their first bilateral meeting in 16 months, US president only goes as far as calling commercial vessel operations ‘a rough profession’.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump meet at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Diplomacy

Opinion | How Asia can benefit from a Russia-India-China dialogue revival

Far from acting as another bloc, such a grouping could help ensure that regional competition is managed rather than reproduced.

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US-China relations

Can India react to Gulf deaths in same way China did after 1999 embassy bombing?

Beijing’s reaction to the Belgrade incident could be a template for New Delhi, but some analysts warn it faces very different circumstances.

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India

Indians grieve and demand action after US strike kills sailors

Calls are mounting for Modi to take up the matter with Trump at next week’s G7 summit.

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Sushila Devi, wife of Shivanand Chaurasia, mourns her husband in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
India

3 Indian sailors dead after US attacks commercial vessel off Oman

New Delhi summoned a top US diplomat after the strike on MT Settebello to lodge ‘a strong protest’.

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India

Is US wielding new tariff threat to secure big bargain in India trade talks?

Additional 12.5 per cent levy over forced labour supply-chain concerns seen as leverage in negotiations, analysts say.

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US-China relations

Quad foreign ministers fight for relevance as leaders’ summit remains elusive

Critical minerals and Indo-Pacific security took centre stage amid doubts over US commitment and a delayed leaders’ summit.

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From left: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose in New Delhi at a meeting of Quad foreign ministers. Photo: Kyodo
India

As Marco Rubio visits New Delhi, what could it mean for US-India ties?

The US secretary of state’s trip aims to mend bilateral relationship, focusing on trade, defence and Quad unity.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during their meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
India

Rubio renews US ties with India after Trump’s China visit

The US secretary of state called India a natural partner and invited PM Modi to the White House.

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China-India relations

Outside In | India and China are cautiously getting closer, thanks to Trump

The US trade war has prompted India to rethink China. While relations might be short of a breakthrough, deeper engagement is here to stay.

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Diplomacy

Strait of Hormuz woes, US-Nato ‘crisis’: 7 global relations reads

From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz on April 21. Photo: Tasnim News Agency via AP
Diplomacy

Opinion | 122 years on, Mackinder’s ‘heartland’ remains geopolitically decisive

Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran have returned strategic focus to the idea of Eurasia as central to the global power contest, challenging the viability of the Indo-Pacific pivot.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Donald Trump

‘China or India or some other hellhole’: Trump reposts anti-immigrant rant

India’s foreign ministry called the remarks ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’.

United States

US won’t let India become rival like China, Trump official says

Washington will not ‘make the same mistakes’ as it did with Beijing 20 years ago, the State Department’s Christopher Landau says.

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United States

Trump’s White House edits India trade deal, sparking confusion over terms

Revised statements swap ‘commitments’ for ‘intentions’ as Indian farmer groups prepare nationwide protests over sensitive agricultural deals.

An art student completes a mural of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, in Mumbai, India in August 2025. Photo: AP
China-India relations

China, India find common cause in push for multipolar world

New talks between India and China reflect the two Asian giants’ mutual efforts to bolster ties and reshape the global order.

India

India’s oil imports from Russia snared by Trump order, tariff threat

All state-owned and private refiners had paused buying any spot cargoes since Trump first mentioned the deal on social media a week ago.

India

India’s Modi hails ‘great news’ after US slashes tariffs as part of new deal

The pact cuts US duties on Indian goods to 18 per cent and commits India to large purchases of US energy and industrial goods.

US President Donald Trump (right) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands after a joint press conference at the White House on February 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters
India

Opinion | Why the new US-India trade agreement is a big deal

The warming of New Delhi’s ties with Washington has implications for Russia, China and the global dynamics of trade and geopolitical power.

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US President Donald Trump meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington on February 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters
China-India relations

Could India’s twin trade agreements set back its improving ties with China?

Analysts expect the deals with Washington and Brussels to give New Delhi leverage with Beijing and may even slow the thaw.

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India

Why India may ‘gravitate back’ to US bloc after Trump-Modi tariff deal

Analysts doubt that India can buy more than US$500 billion of US products in a short span of time and stop buying Russian oil.

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United States

Trump lifts Russia-related oil tariffs on India under new trade deal

Under the pact, India’s tariffs have been reduced from 50 per cent to 18 per cent.

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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached a trade deal easing tariffs and reducing tensions over Russian oil purchases. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

At America’s biggest retail show, the China question never really goes away

Tariffs may ebb and supply chains may detour, but US shoppers – and giants like Walmart and Amazon – still rely heavily on Chinese goods.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-Kuen
US-China relations

How narrowing China-US gap could reshape global power play by 2035

Political scientist Yan Xuetong predicts Beijing will be on ‘equal footing’ in strategic rivalry with Washington in the post-Trump era.

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India

Trump’s 500% tariff push raises risk of India-US trade freeze

Such punitive tariffs would erode India’s export competitiveness and force the country to reorient its trade elsewhere, analysts warn.

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