The Indian PM banked on warm ties with his U.S. counterpart—but then came a whopping 50% tariff, writes Salil Tripathi.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced tax cuts, pledged policy reform and urged the citizens to design and produce high quality goods at home, in a sweeping Independence Day speech that blasted rising “economic selfishness” in the world.

Prime Minister Modi announced next-generation GST reforms aimed at reducing the tax burden, with potential implementation by Diwali 2025

The highlights this week: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces down multiple challenges at once as the United States threatens high tariffs, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is tried in absentia for charges related to last year’s protest crackdown, and the Taliban mark four years back in power in Kabul.

The dispute between President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have far-reaching consequences for the U.S-India relationship, analysts said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that India will punish its neighbor if there are future attacks on India as he marked 78 years of independence from British colonial rule. Modi’s remarks Friday come three months after nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan engaged in four days of intense fighting,

The Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) have been built as part of a comprehensive plan to decongest the capital.

He was received at Delhi's IGI airport by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, as well as his family, including his wife and son, reported ANI.