Meanwhile, India’s ten-year government bonds yield less than 7%, down slightly from the start of the year and far below the 12% that Pakistan and Sri Lanka are forced to cough up. India’s foreign-exchange reserves sit at around $700bn,

India used the air base at Ayni in Tajikistan during a 2001 evacuation operation after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York City mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party.

US President Donald Trump has stated that India has largely stopped buying Russian oil following sanctions and tariffs imposed by Washington.

Earlier this year, the Indian government announced that it has achieved its target of mixing 20% of ethanol—considered a relatively cleaner fuel—with petrol or gasoline five years ahead of schedule.

When Zohran Mamdani made history this week by becoming the first South Asian mayor of New York, his victory was seen as a seismic event in American politics.

Millions in India’s poorest state began voting Thursday in a contest seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support after his tumultuous year in office.

A passenger train crashed into a cargo carrier in central India on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring many more, a senior government official said. The accident took place near Bilaspur, some 116km from Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh state.

The International Film Festival of India has unveiled its International Competition slate, with 15 films competing for the Golden Peacock.

People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan.