Delhi issues ‘strong protest’ after US strikes kill three Indian seafarers in Gulf

Washington claims vessel was violating its blockade of Iranian ports and failed to comply with instructions…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/delhi-issues-strong-protest-after-us-fire-kills-three-indian-seafarers-in-gulf

 

‘Bit of treachery’: US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties

India's former chief of naval staff, Adm Arun Prakash, said the attack on Dena was legal as it took place in international water but was nonetheless "shocking" on multiple fronts. 

 "The US navy could have sunk this ship anywhere on the way back to the Persian Gulf," said Prakash. "We are supposed to be friends and partners of the USA. To bring the war to right to our doorstep was a perverse act." 

 The ethics of targeting a ship that had about 130 people onboard, was in the region as a guest of India and posed no immediate threat to the US, "leaves a very bad taste in my mouth", he added…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/us-attack-iris-dena-undermines-indian-security-ties-iran 

 

‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement

The trade deal is part of a flurry of agreements announced at a summit on Tuesday, as the EU and India grapple with Donald Trump's tariffs, China's economic heft and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The two sides are due to sign a security pact to deepen joint work on maritime security, hybrid threats and counter-terrorism...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/27/eu-and-india-sign-free-trade-agreement

 

Harjit Kaur: Woman, 73, deported to India after three decades in US

Mr Ahluwalia described Ms Kaur's treatment in an Instagram video as "unacceptable", saying she spent 60-70 hours in detention without a bed, forced to sleep on the floor despite double knee replacements. 

He alleged she was given ice to take medication and denied food she could eat, with guards blaming her for her inability to eat the provided sandwich…

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jqvz24llyo

Trump ADMITS DEFEAT after PLAN BACKFIRES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PMzUa__9mc 

Leaders hail warming ties amid Trump-induced geopolitical shake-up

The thawing of relations between Delhi and Beijing comes as Donald Trump's unprecedented trade tariffs continue to shake up the global order...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/20/india-and-china-hail-warming-ties-amid-trump-induced-geopolitical-shake-up

 

Buoyant, the size of a lentil and almost impossible to recover: how nurdles are polluting the oceans

Millions of the tiny plastic pellets are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in a series of global spills, as plastic treaty talks continue in Geneva…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/12/nurdles-kerala-india-microplastic-pellets-pollution-fishing-environment-law

 

Musk’s ‘Doge’ claim about USAid funds for India sets off political firestorm | India | The Guardian

Apparently baseless claim that $21m was given to help voter turnout seized on by Trump and Modi government…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/musk-doge-claim-usaid-funds-india-trump-modi

 

Secularism and Hindu Nationalism in the World's Largest Secular Democracy (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

After summarizing secular activism and victories around the country, we talk about secularism and Hindu nationalism in India (the world’s largest secular democracy) with our two guests: activist Shabnam Hashmi from India and Professor Barry A. Kosmin from here in the United States. Interspersed through the show is the music of freethinking jazz legend Charlie “Bird” Parker, whose birth anniversary we celebrate today.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/freethought-radio/freethought-today-august-29-2024/

Delhi temperature hits 49.9C as capital records hottest day

Temperatures in Delhi have hit a record high of 50.5C (122.9F), as authorities warned of water shortages in India's capital...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/delhi-temperature-hits-499c-as-indias-capital-records-hottest-day

How rising seas are killing India’s coastal villages

"When the soil turned salty, our crops shrivelled," says Vaidehi Kardi, 64, a Tandahar resident. "Gradually, the water too turned salty and our lives withered. It has become difficult to get our sons married. Everyone feels our village is not safe any more."…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/11/india-odisha-cyclones-coastline-climate-crisis-salinity-farming-migration-cities

An Atheist Chaplain (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

FFRF Director of Communications Amit Pal describes how India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a Hindu temple on the site of a demolished mosque in a political effort to establish Hindu nationalism in that country. Then we speak with Devin Moss, the humanist chaplain who was called in to support an atheist death-row inmate executed in Oklahoma.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/radio/show-items/item/43345-freethought-radio-january-25-2024

Why India fears the Khalistan movement and how Canada became embroiled in diplomatic spat over killing of Sikh separatist

The idea for an independent land for Sikhs goes back to pre-partition India, when the concept of a separate land for Muslims in India was being considered…

https://theconversation.com/why-india-fears-the-khalistan-movement-and-how-canada-became-embroiled-in-diplomatic-spat-over-killing-of-sikh-separatist-213960

PolitiFact | Is the Paris Climate Agreement easier on China and India than on the US?

... China emits almost twice as much carbon dioxide as the U.S., but per person, the ranking is flipped, and the U.S. emits twice as much as China. By both standards, India emits much less than either country...

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/26/rick-scott/paris-climate-agreement-easier-china-and-india-us/

Coronavirus: Half the U.S. Supply of Hydroxychloroquine Cut Off - Bloomberg

Nearly half the supply of hydroxychloroquine to the U.S. comes from makers in India, a flow that has now been abruptly stanched after the Asian nation banned exports of all forms of the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a “game changer” for treating the coronavirus.....
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-06/half-the-u-s-supply-of-trump-touted-virus-drug-now-cut-off

Underage girls for sale in Hyderabad: First as a bride, then a sex slave as part of 'contract marriage' racket in city - Firstpost

A contract marriage is a prevalent practice in the city involving agents and Gulf nationals, who arrive in India on a visitor visa They lure poor families and convince them to marry off their daughters for a sum of money which is often less than a lakh rupees .....
https://www.firstpost.com/india/underage-girls-for-sale-in-hyderabad-first-as-a-bride-then-a-sex-slave-as-part-of-contract-marriage-racket-in-city-7982071.html

Here’s the real foreign policy disaster that Trump has created for the U.S. - The Washington Post: Opinion

China and Russia are bonding, while India has no choice but to quietly reach out to both....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/14/heres-real-foreign-policy-disaster-that-trump-has-created-us/

Trump on Iran: Locked and Bloated (Pod Save the World podcast)

Tommy and Ben talk about the growing risk of war with Iran in the wake of the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, the Israeli elections, Rep. Adam Schiff’s claim that the Director of National Intelligence is suppressing a whistleblower, Trump’s favorite dictator, the death of Hamza bin Laden, Indian Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US, how to build an international coalition to fight climate change, and storm Area 51 gets cancelled. Then Tommy talks with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) about why he thinks a military attack on Iran is insane and the humanitarian disaster in Yemen.
Interview:
https://crooked.com/podcast/trump-on-iran-locked-and-bloated/

Trump Caught In Lie - HuffPost:

President Donald Trump lied that he was asked to mediate between Pakistan and India regarding the conflict in Kashmir and was quickly called out by the Indian government.....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-caught-in-lie_n_5d37053ee4b06889ccbd9d7a

Heaviest rainfall in more than a decade paralyzes Mumbai, home to 20 million people - The Washington Post

Torrential monsoon rain over the last 24 hours has brought Mumbai, India’s second most populous city, to a grinding halt. It received 375 millimeters (almost 15 inches) of rainfall, the highest in 14 years, according to India’s Meteorological Department. Very heavy rain is expected for another day, according to the forecast, before it eases. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/02/heaviest-rainfall-years-brings-indian-city-million-halt/