India and Russia, reaffirming their strategic partnership, held the 11th Working Group session to deepen cooperation in sectors like aerospace, mining, 3D printing, and critical minerals.
India called out the US and EU’s double standards on Russian oil, highlighting their ongoing billion-euro trade with Russia, and asserted its right to safeguard energy security and national interest amid global instability.
Donald Trump claimed India would be paying a 25% tariff on exports to the US, but that's misleading. In reality, US importers pay the tariff, often passing the cost to consumers through higher prices
US President Donald Trump's imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on India also effectively exposes his lies about using 'trade deal' as a leverage to broker peace between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
In the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the US has extended its support to Ukraine by providing the Patriot air defense system which is a powerful tool that can detect and intercept incoming missiles. The close alliance between these two nations has triggered discomfort among other countries
In 2012, India was considered the weakest link among BRICS countries such as Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa. There were talks about the prospect of a country like Indonesia replacing India at BRICS.
One of the most important announcements during the visit was India and Ghana setting a target to double bilateral trade from $3 billion to $6 billion in the next five years. This is a big leap, but not an unrealistic one.
While Europe sanctions Russian crude, it imports refined fuel via India, whose strategic autonomy is labelled duplicity by Britain. Meanwhile, London shelters economic offenders wanted in India, citing human rights to delay justice.