Seema Sirohi

Journalist, ET

Senior journalist who writes on foreign policy and India's place in the world.

Senior journalist who writes on foreign policy and India's place in the world.

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• View: US-India relations need more than Trump calls and warm words

  
  03 Jun 2026 11:44 PM IST
• Marco Rubio's India mission: Can he salvage US ties amidst Trump's disruptions?

  
  22 May 2026 11:36 PM IST
• US-China talks in Beijing expose fragile balance of global power

  
  14 May 2026 12:42 AM IST
• Strait mess: Trump’s Iran war drifts into week 10 with no end in sight

  
  06 May 2026 11:01 PM IST
• Trump's 'bunker-ballroom' plan sparks security, funding row after attack

  
  29 Apr 2026 11:14 PM IST
• India watches, Pakistan acts: The optics war Delhi is losing

  
  23 Apr 2026 12:23 AM IST
• Saving private Trump Social: Truths, ego and the unseen diplomacy behind a fragile Iran truce

  
  09 Apr 2026 12:25 AM IST
• Kamikaze from Mar-a-Lago: Despite all the death and destruction, it's Advantage Iran

  
  02 Apr 2026 11:05 PM IST
• He’s Pac-Man, or Pax Man? Trump’s war-peace pivot keeps Iran and markets on edge

  
  25 Mar 2026 12:16 AM IST
• In Dire Strait of Hormuz

  
  17 Mar 2026 10:58 PM IST
• The Trump regime may have bitten off more than it can chew - now for a ramp-off on Israel?

  
  10 Mar 2026 11:11 PM IST
• Trump’s Iran strike risks wider West Asia war as oil prices surge, diplomacy collapses

  
  02 Mar 2026 11:52 PM IST
• In through the out door? Mechanisms may change, but Trump regime's goal to reshape global trade remains same

  
  22 Feb 2026 11:26 PM IST
• US-India tariff deal: Can it mend political ties amidst Russian oil sanctions?

  
  11 Feb 2026 11:03 PM IST
• With everyone signing up with everyone else, Donald Trump relents on India trade deal

  
  03 Feb 2026 11:46 PM IST
• Beyond the Davos divorce: Why India’s US problem is bigger than trade

  
  26 Jan 2026 11:06 PM IST
• Trump's adventures in Greenland put Europe to test yet again

  
  11 Jan 2026 10:45 PM IST
• MAGA cowboys vs Indians: How Indian success triggered white nationalist fury

  
  29 Dec 2025 10:56 PM IST
• Trumpling on good times: 2025, the year that was close to annus horribilis for India-US ties

  
  16 Dec 2025 11:35 PM IST
• More power to navel gazing: New US doctrine rejects global obligations

  
  09 Dec 2025 12:29 AM IST
• Trump's 'Ugly Immigrant' Picture: The 50 shades of Brown and Black

  
  01 Dec 2025 11:03 PM IST
• Dems in disarray? Meet the GOP in rebellion

  
  16 Nov 2025 11:41 PM IST
• Trump sought a truce, Xi secured leverage: How the US-China ‘G2’ talk exposed a new strategic stalemate

  
  02 Nov 2025 11:17 PM IST
• Trump-Modi trade thaw: Will they finally seal a deal?

  
  21 Oct 2025 10:59 PM IST
• How Ashley Tellis went from national asset to national security threat

  
  16 Oct 2025 10:54 PM IST
• US-Pakistan bromance: A Trump phase or a new reality for India and the region?

  
  07 Oct 2025 11:31 PM IST
• What is Trump's real objective with India?

  
  23 Sep 2025 11:16 PM IST
• Reboot, or same-to-same?

  
  09 Sep 2025 11:00 PM IST
• Don T’s spaghetti eastern: Sergio Gor and the MAGA agenda in India

  
  24 Aug 2025 11:26 PM IST
• Hello, Mr Trump? Hello? Why New Delhi’s outreach isn’t reaching the only man who matters

  
  13 Aug 2025 12:21 AM IST
• India caught in crossfire as Trump uses tariffs to rewrite global trade rules

  
  04 Aug 2025 11:13 PM IST
• Par for the Trump golf course: Tariffs rising, tempers simmering, its time for a round with Donald

  
  28 Jul 2025 11:39 PM IST
• India inches closer to historic US trade deal, can Modi dodge Trump’s 26% tariff threat?

  
  14 Jul 2025 10:58 PM IST
• Quad walks the tightrope as Trump looks East (to China)

  
  03 Jul 2025 11:47 PM IST
• Such a thing as a free Munir lunch

  
  21 Jun 2025 12:13 AM IST
• The Donland deal: How Pakistan got Trump’s attention again

  
  16 Jun 2025 12:04 AM IST
• Bro-foes in throes of woes: Trump and Musk's bromance burns out

  
  08 Jun 2025 11:25 PM IST
• Can India navigate the challenges of US relations under Trump's leadership?

  
  01 Jun 2025 11:20 PM IST
• Doubts over US reliability grow in India after Trump’s diplomatic cover to Pakistan

  
  20 May 2025 10:45 PM IST
• US re-hyphenates India & Pakistan, but geopolitics doesn’t favour Islamabad

  
  13 May 2025 11:09 PM IST
• India faces terror, world urges restraint; Déjà vu, diplomatic edition

  
  07 May 2025 12:04 AM IST
• One hundred days of attitude

  
  28 Apr 2025 10:52 PM IST
• Three T’s, one tight deadline: Can India juggle them all before the clock runs out?

  
  16 Apr 2025 10:58 PM IST
• Ab ki baar, no pyaar, only maar, maar? Trump’s trade war with India and the world

  
  10 Mar 2025 10:20 PM IST
• L’affaire Zelensky-Vance-Trump at the ‘Fight House’ was a case study of don’ts in diplomacy

  
  02 Mar 2025 11:28 PM IST
• Trump shakes up global politics: Peace deals, trade wars, & Europe's security crisis

  
  25 Feb 2025 10:57 PM IST
• Trump and Modi's mutual admiration: Strengthening ties and securing deals

  
  16 Feb 2025 10:55 PM IST
• Modi-Trump meeting: Key trade deals, strategic ties & challenges

  
  09 Feb 2025 10:48 PM IST