True enterprising spirit: To not have your diplomatic dreams be restricted by the number of real countries.

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP News Agency, The Associated Press, BBC News (World) and Reuters

Cheap labour without political rights or social security – that’s what India’s dominant middle class wants its ethnolinguistic minorities to be reduced to. Once again, Assam was the earliest reflection of this perverse form of class-cum-ethnic majoritarianism.

What India’s economy can teach the UK: Financial Times Deputy Editor Patrick Jenkins’s column in today’s edition of the pink paper ft.com/content/dd8306… via @ft

Two months ago Odeh Hadalin came to the US at the invitation of Jewish groups—he was detained at SFO and deported without explanation. Today, he was murdered by a settler Trump let off US sanctions list. This is what their policy protects. haaretz.com/us-news/2025-0…

“डर का माहौल है” Ajit Anjum से बातचीत में ये छात्रा बार बार ऐसा क्यों कह रही है सुनिए 👇

Tata Sons stares down looming RBI IPO deadline. “A company that is that big and central to the Indian economy . . . has to be open to public scrutiny and transparency,” says Nirmalya Kumar. “The RBI cannot be faulted in asking for visibility” | ft.com/content/30438b… w/Krishn Kaushik

‘Worst-case scenario’ of famine unfolding in Gaza, says global hunger monitor on.ft.com/44Syigp

From ABC News: China has built a 3,200-hectare network of island military bases in the South China Sea, some of which are now capable of launching nuclear bombers, intelligence reveals. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-3…

In Financial Times interview, Sebi chair calls for reform of Indian derivatives market & rejected Jane Street's defense in manipulation probe. “I know these guys are brilliant mathematicians and PhDs, but we can have PhDs from our side” | ft.com/content/ccaced… w/Krishn Kaushik Patrick Jenkins

UP govt closing some schools kicked up a controversy. Whether or not the closure was justified, numbers are clear on one thing, shows Abhishek Jha - number of school going children is already falling in India

Exclusive: After five rounds of trade negotiations, Indian officials were so confident of securing a favorable deal with the United States that they even signaled to the media that tariffs could be capped at 15%. But that announcement never came reut.rs/4m67yiF

India’s Russian oil conundrum: yield to Trump or face tariff backlash on.ft.com/45r7Eu1

A fascinating story of a man named Suniel Sharma, who seems to be behind an operation providing fake country registrations to ships from tiny nations, one completely landlocked, from around the world. By Polina Ivanova & Chris Cook ft.com/content/77bc3b…

In face of pressure from Trump, singling India out for massive Russian oil imports, Modi is facing a conundrum: yield to Trump and buy expensive oil from elsewhere, or face tariff backlash. w/ Andres Schipani & Anastasia Stognei ft.com/content/f25941…

While the Brazilian readout (L) of the phone call between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Lula mentioned discussions on "unilateral tariffs" and the need to "face the challenges", the Indian readout (R) makes no explicit reference to this.

US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall - on.ft.com/3UkjrW0 via Financial Times Andres Schipani Krishn Kaushik Tom Wilson

US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall on.ft.com/45akWfJ

US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall ft.com/content/c68335… via @ft Andres Schipani Krishn Kaushik Tom Wilson

Trump’s 50% tariffs bring into focus Indian claims that buying Russian oil is to secure the best deal for its citizens. But the citizen who might have got the best end of the deal is Ambani. Govt has passed almost none of the discounts to the people. Financial Times on.ft.com/45J2RoY