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October 30, 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the "Howdy Modi" event in Houston, Texas, in September 2019. India has resisted Trump 2.0-era pressure through selective concessions, strategic patience and diversified partnerships.

COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing

Oct 29, 2025

India’s geoeconomic options in a Trumpian world

India resists Trump-era U.S. pressure through selective concessions, strategic patience and diversified partnerships, safeguarding its sovereignty.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.

Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell

By Alex K.T. Martin

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