India & The New World

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump giving statements after their Alaska Summit on 15 August, 2025 Search for Peace in Ukraine Gets Pace Deepak Razdan Sunday, 17 August, 2025 The first shots for a peace agreement in Ukraine have been fired. This was clear from the Alaska Summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 15th August. So far, President Putin had appeared to be an unreal person determined to destabilize Europe after destroying Ukraine. The Coalition of the Willing was working hard to put together a European Army to counter Russia. NATO was putting pressure on its European members to raise their defence budgets to five per cent of the GDP, 3.5 per cent on core defence expenditure, and told them not to depend on the US wholly for protection against Russia. The Alaska Summit changed the atmosphere. It showed President Putin was open to talks. The two sides could meet and the world could know why the Ukrain...

  President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 11th August, 2025. Ending Wars Not Easy, Like Tariff Tables Deepak Razdan Tuesday, 12 August, 2025 After the trade war’s first phase ends with US announcement of new import tariffs for nearly the whole world, the New World can now attend to real wars – conflicts where missiles and drones cross borders from both sides. Unlike the tariff tangles, the military fights, however, don’t end with one side dominating the other so strongly that its voice is reduced to a whisper. Like, in the Ukraine war, its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made it clear there will be no ceding of territory to Russia by his country, though talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this weekend are welcome. As the US announced deadlines for its trade partners to reach deals, there were hardly any noises regarding the US pressures for tariffs suitable...

US President Donald Trump hosts Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi India Meets the New World Deepak Razdan Monday, 4 August, 2025 India is finally face to face with the New World. So far, there was much greeting and hope. There was a happy distance. Now, India is part of the New Tariffs World. There is no haze of suspense any more. Thursday on, Indian products will have a 25 per cent import tariff, besides other levies, before entering the US soil. President Trump announced the new tariff rate for India even as India and the US were engaged in talks for a new trade agreement. India was included in a long list of nations on 31st July for which the new tariffs were announced. President Trump additionally made a post on India on X to convey India deserved no mercy because it bought oil from Russia and thereby financed Russia’s war against Ukraine. In his latest comment on India, the US President said “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian oil, they are then,...

The European Union and the United States reach a massive trade deal Trade Deals Mature, Wars Drag Deepak Razdan Tuesday, 29 July, 2025 The New World born out of 2nd April, 2025 US Tariffs continues to struggle with fresh deals on trade tariffs, wars and immigration. The tariffs top the agenda; immigration comes next, while wars remain a matter of strong concern. The Ukraine war rages on, with assurances of fresh and sophisticated weaponry for Ukraine from a large number of supporting nations to fight the Russian advances. US President Donald Trump had set a 50 days deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept ceasefire. On Monday he was inclined to reduce the period to just 10-12 days. The war continues to devastate people. In his latest broadcast, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said President Trump had made an extremely significant statement. “And it is true: it is Russia who is doing everything to undermine peace efforts and drag out this war.” “Every ...

  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sign Treaty on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation  Starmer Key Europe Leader During Ukraine War Deepak Razdan                              Sunday, 20 July, 2025 Financial wars like the one started by US President Donald Trump on 2nd April this year appeared pushing the world to a brink. But it did not change things much. Even today world leaders are born out of military wars; the trade tariff warfare only leaves people confused. United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is emerging as Europe’s leader as the United States abandoned its role as the chief guarantor of Europe’s security. Mr Starmer hosted the first European Union-UK Summit in London in May last. The Summit demonstrated a common stance in working together for peace and security in Europe and ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met US President Donald Trump at the White House on 14 July, 2025 Trade War to Trading War Deepak Razdan Wednesday, 16 July, 2025 What is proving more lethal in the world today, ballistic missiles or trade tariffs? For Ukraine, ballistic missiles; for Europe, certainly, the trade tariffs. The New World took birth to create a new economic system based on import tariffs. The human wars were timeless and continued over territorial claims and much more. Ukraine, facing a Russian war for over three years, is urging the world for weapons to counter Russian missiles. It has some fresh assurances from the United States. President Donald Trump has offered Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine through NATO, paid for by its European members. In a significant announcement, President Trump set a limit of 50 days for Russia to accept ceasefire or there will be 100 per cent trade tariffs on countries buying Russian exports. India and China buy Russian ...