India-Russia agreements: What do they mean for the Indian economy? Can they mitigate US tariff pain?

The article first appeared in Mint on December 6, 2025.

India’s relationship with Russia crossed a new milestone as both countries agreed to deepen and expand their trade ties beyond oil and defence. Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Delhi for two days, December 4 and 5, for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. It was the first official trip of the Russian President to New Delhi since the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2022.

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India beats China in student ‘export’

The article first appeared in Deccan Chronicle on November 28, 2025.

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Macaulay racist but his English push gave us passport to mobility

The article first appeared in The Times of India on November 22, 2025.

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COP30 shows US ‘free rider’ issue – and a need to punish green non-compliance

The article first appeared in The Times of India on November 23, 2025. Andreza Aruska De Souza, Director of Kings Brazil Institute of Kings College London discussed being at at COP 30. She said: 'This is the tragedy of the commons’. We all benefit from a clean environment and less global warming but there are ‘free riders’... Read more on The  Times of India 

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Canada to amend citizenship law; likely to benefit Indian-origin families

The article first appeared in The New Indian Express on November 24, 2025. OTTAWA: Canada has moved closer toward modernising citizenship-by-descent law, after a bill to amend the act received royal assent, in a move that is likely to affect thousands of Indian-origin families. Bill C-3, an Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), has received royal assent. This represents an important milestone in making the Citizenship Act more inclusive, while maintaining the value of Canadian citizenship, said a news release issued by the Canadian government on Friday. "Once the new law comes into force, Canadian citizenship will be provided to people born before the bill comes into force, who would have been citizens if not for the first-generation limit or other outdated rules of past legislation”, the news release said...

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South Asian states weigh prospects as US, India mull trade deal

The article first appeared in Asia News Network on November 25, 2025. Pakistan and other South Asian nations are closely watching the impending US-India trade deal, now in its final stages, to assess how it may shape Washington’s broader trade engagement with the region, diplomatic sources told Dawn. US and Indian officials have signalled that the agreement is expected to be concluded by the end of November, clearing the way for their bilateral trade to reach an intended $500 billion by 2030...

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