It wasn't just a missed call: The currency clash behind the stalled US-India trade deal

The US-India trade deal stalled in early 2026, officially blamed on a missed call from PM Modi to President Trump, but the real issue was a currency clash.

Do read this great article on how India played its cards to acheive a world without Dollar's dominance. #MustRead

#Geopolitics #Economy #NWO
https://m.economictimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/it-wasnt-just-a-missed-call-the-currency-clash-behind-the-stalled-us-india-trade-deal/articleshow/127528481.cms

India’s industrial output just hit an all-time high. December IIP jumped 7.8%. Fastest in 26 months Manufacturing, power, mining all fired together. This isn’t just base effects. Good numbers driven by consumer demand, infrastructure push , easing inflation. GST rationalisation, tax relief, earlier RBI rate cuts #Economy

State-owned GAIL has signed a term sheet with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and J M Baxi Marine Services to take equity in a Singapore-based LNG shipping firm, giving India ownership in LNG carriers. #shipbuilding

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gail-k-line-j-m-baxi-collaborate-to-own-equity-in-shipping-firm/article70560258.ece#google_vignette

India is set to sign a 10-year uranium supply deal with Canada worth C$2.8 bn during PM Mike Carney’s March visit. Talks may also seal long-term crude, LNG & LPG supplies as ties reset and CEPA negotiations restart after a 2-yr freeze. #Nuclear #Energy #Oil #Geopolitics 🇮🇳🤝🇨🇦

Netanyahu: "I have decided not to be dependent on the US Aid, Israel must build a strong, independent arms industry! We will pursue joint development and production of advanced weapons with India, Germany and the US" #InternationalNews #Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia condemns Pahalgam, Red Fort terror attacks #ForeignAffairs

https://t.co/7x2AaxmCGD

Akash-NG(Next generation) range extended to 50 km ( previously 30 km) after successful dual pulse motor validation, confirms senior DRDO official.

#defence

🇮🇳 L&T bags Rs 5000 to Rs 10000 crore deal to build 8.4 km Riyadh Metro extension project in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

#economy

Link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.etnownews.com/companies/riyadh-metro-project-lt-bags-rs-5000-to-rs-10000-crore-deal-to-build-8-4-km-riyadh-metro-extension-details-article-153522537/amp

🇨🇳🤝🇧🇩 #IndianSubcontinent

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict 🇮🇳🤝🇺🇸

ShieldAI has tied up with India’s JSW #Defence which in December 2025 started the construction of a manufacturing facility at EMC Maheshwaram, Hyderabad.

It will manufacture the #drones for India and the world.

https://theprint.in/defence/indian-army-ties-up-with-us-drone-company-that-made-its-name-in-the-ukraine-conflict/2838782/

Free and Fair Elections by Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus in Superpower Bangladesh.

BNP-Jamaat had a bloody clash in Sherpur 3 constituencies of Bangladesh.

Jamaat’s Upazila secretary has died.
Over 200 injured, reports say. #IndianSubcontinent

🇮🇳80,000 tpa Sustainable #Aviation Fuel — first dedicated SAF facility in AP (Srikakulam–Vizianagaram) with a ₹2,250 crore investment. Will use Honeywell's ethanol-to-jet tech

TruAlt Bioenergy will produce 80k tpa of SAF using ethanol as feedstock. Process can also produce RE diesel + compatible with existing ethanol infra. #Energy

India issues a NOTAM extending its danger zone for a likely missile test, the range is now near 2,530-km

Date | 05-06 February 2026

CSIR‑NAL, Bengaluru has signed an NDA with Russia’s JSC United Engine Corporation (ROSTEC) to collaborate on developing aircraft engines for CSIR‑NAL’s aerospace programs at Wings India 2026. #Aviation #Research 🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺

EQUITY DEBATE: LOSS OF FACE FOR NDA
SC: UNITY OF INDIA MUST BE REFLECTED IN THE OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS*
Court- GOI can set up a committee, with Some emminent experts, nurist, scholars
CJI: YOU CANNOT HAVE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES IN ISOLATION. HOW WILL PEOPLE GROW OUTSIDE CAMPUS IF WE HAVE SUCH ENVIRONMENT INSIDE CAMPUS.

#UGC_Rollback

BREAKING: Supreme Court stays the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on Jan 23, 2026 which was challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory, in violation of the Constitution as well as the UGC Act, 1956.

#UGC_Rollback

"How many industrial units closed in the country due to trade unions..they are largely responsible for stopping industrial growth in the country...." - CJI Surya Kant.

India’s first native Sanskrit Large Language Model is being built in Chennai.

A historic collaboration between 118-year-old MDS Sanskrit College (Mylapore) & IIT Madras, with scholars from Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute, aims to teach AI Sanskrit logic, sandhi and structure by processing 110,000+ rare manuscripts. #Research #History #AI

Silver crosses ₹4 lakh/kg

🇺🇸⚡🇨🇦 Trump administration officials have secretly met with Alberta separatists seeking independence from Canada.

The Alberta Prosperity Project, a fringe far-right group, held several meetings in Washington and is seeking US financial backing if a future independence referendum succeeds.

US officials say the meetings were routine and involved no commitments. Treasury officials deny knowledge of any funding request. #InternationalNews

Source: FT