Arul Louis

Arul Louis

About Arul Louis

The author a New York-based journalist, is a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Society for Policy Studies

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US wants a strong India in Indo-Pacific region

“The US wants an India that is strong, with a capable military that supports peace, stability, and a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region,” a senior US official previewing President Donald Trump's visit to India has said

India-US trade pact off, but 'significant commercial deals' likely

While the long-awaited trade agreement appears to be off the table during President Donald Trump's visit to India, “significant commercial” deals are in the offing, according to a senior administration official

Trump to meet Indian investors in US

Amid the pomp and ceremony of an official visit next week, US President Donald Trump will take time to meet with Indian companies investing in manufacturing in the US, which will showcase India's contribution to his grand plan of revitalising his country's industrial base, a core of element in his election platform

Trump visit may be high on optics, low on substance

The visit will be high on optics and low on substance as both Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seek relief from domestic pressures and revalidation before their citizens, writes Arul Louis for South Asia Monitor

Trump to Modi: 'You have 1.5 billion people; I have 350 million. You have an advantage (on Facebook)!'

US President Donald Trump, who is tangling with India trade, now thinks Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an unfair advantage over him on Facebook because of his country's huge population

‘India bigger threat than China on climate change’

Michael Bloomberg, the aspirant for the Democratic Party nomination for president, has said that India as a big problem for climate change than China and drew immediate media criticism

Guterres impressed by interfaith harmony at Kartarpur gurdwara

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that his visit to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartapur was a “very emotional moment

Security Council resolutions on Kashmir need to be implemented, says UN Chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the Security Council resolutions on Kashmir have to implemented – and although he did not make a reference to it, the main resolution requires Pakistan to withdraw from the areas it occupies

South Asia on the brink of locus invasion: FAO official

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued a warning about twin invasion of desert locusts coming to India and Pakistan starting in May

Was India's controversial citizenship act modeled on US legislation?

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar missed an opportunity at the news conference with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the two other participants at last month’s 2+2 strategic dialogue to clearly explain India’s goals behind the CAA in the rare opportunity he got to make the case in public before the US media, writes Arul Louis for South…