India, Malaysia upgrade ties to "comprehensive strategic partnership" during leaders summit in Delhi. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

Five states are really driving India's renewable energy capacity addition.

India's Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh, to visit the U.S. later this week. Apart from government meetings, he's slated to engage in an industry forum. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

U.S.-India nuclear trade discussions continue... key discussions with the White House, Dept of Energy, State Dept held in Delhi a few days back. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

Just a few days after visiting Kiev, Prime Minister Modi has a call with Putin. India's readout of the call: pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

Some rumblings that the Modi government's 100 day reform agenda may get into gear. As we did in 2014 and 2019, we compiled a list of 30 big reforms to create jobs & accelerate growth. Streamline GST, improve judicial processes, privatization, more. indiareforms.csis.org

Reminder- CSIS Indian States will be transitioning to the CSIS India Chair account by September 15. We urge all our followers to follow CSIS India Chair to stay updated with our work on strengthening the U.S.-India bilateral partnership through subnational cooperation, and more!

Indian, Spanish navies conduct EXERCISE MPX in the Mediterranean. Focus areas: Station keeping, replenishment-at-sea, flying exercises, and more. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

India's monthly services exports cross $30b for the seventh time on record; 5 of those months were in the last year. rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_Pre…

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#SouthAsiaJobs: Clean Air Fund Asia needs a head for their India portfolio, based in Delhi. cleanairfundcareers.org/job-detail.php…

India pulls in $3b in foreign portfolio investment in August. $23b net FPI over the last 12 months.

India's Cabinet OK's a fourth semiconductor fab; this from India's own Kaynes Semicon. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

Whiskey becomes more integral to the "Make in India" exports campaign. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

Indian Coast Guard patrol vessel Sujay drops by South Korea. Good to see; India-Korea security cooperation remains under-developed, but has real promise/ opportunity in the future. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

Aquifers in India's northwest are depleting at double rate of other arid / semi-arid parts of world. World Bank looks at impact of MGNREGA on groundwater. Whether building recharge projects helps, net increased farm use. Answer- Yes. #RRKeyRead documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099…

The World Bank's overview of India's econ policy situation. Captures the good, bad, and ugly. Good: Econ growth, urban employment, FPI inflows, low inflation Bad: FDI stalled, CAD, trade Ugly: Trade protections; low focus on low-skill mfg sectors documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099…

U.S.-India goods trade- back in the "flat as a chapati" phase. Stuck at roughly $120-130b annual range for a couple of years now.

India, Maldives hold Defence Cooperation Dialogue in Delhi. Good to see key lines of communications remain functional. pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

A snapshot of India's good trade balances with its top 10 trade partners, from FY 23-24.