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born before the bill comes into force, who would have been citizens if not for the first-generation limit or other outdated rules of past legislation”, the news release said...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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Japan PM Takaichi calls PM Modi, hopes for ‘golden chapter’ in ties with India

The article first appeared in The Hindu on October 30, 2025.

India and Japan would like to open a “golden chapter” in ties, said Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who held her first conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 29, 2025), a week after she took office...

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India’s US exports jump despite 50% tariffs as trade tensions ease

The article first appeared in BBC's website on October 18, 2025.

India's goods exports to the US rose for the first time in five months in October, jumping 14.5% from September, even as Donald Trump's steep tariffs remain in place.

Exports to India's largest foreign market had dropped sharply last month after 50% US tariffs on India - including a 25% penalty for buying Russian oil - kicked in on 27 August.

The improved data came as Indian state-run oil firms agreed to import more annual liquified petroleum gas (LPG) from the US and Trump exempted many farm goods from reciprocal tariffs that could benefit India.

Trade deal negotiations between the two countries are under way, with an Indian official saying that key aspects of the deal were nearing closure...

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