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1.US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 30-35 per cent tariffs on Japan if it keeps refusing American rice.During a conversation with journalists on Air Force One, Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Japan's stance on US rice imports and the automotive trade disparity between the nations. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/trump-warns-japan-us-president-threatens-35-tariff-says-tokyo-is-tough-and-very-spoiled/articleshow/122199086.cms 2.India and the United States have agreed to sign a new 10-year defence partnership framework when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, meet later this year, a Pentagon spokesperson has said. This was decided in a phone conversation between Singh and Hegseth on Tuesday, senior US Defence spokesman Colonel Chris Devine said in a statement. Hegseth also met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Pentagon on Tuesday. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-...

 1.United States President Donald Trump on July 1 (local time) again confirmed that a trade deal between the US and India, with “much less tariffs” will soon be announced, according to an ANI report.“I think we are going to have a deal with India. And that is going to be a different kind of a deal. It is going to be a deal where we are able to go in and compete. Right now, India does not accept anybody in. I think India is going to do that, and if they do that, we are going to have a deal for much less tariffs,” Donald Trump said. https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-says-us-going-to-have-a-deal-with-india-with-much-less-tariffs-trade-policy-details-compete-bta-july-9-date-11751416588543.html 2.India and Brazil will discuss ways to advance the priorities of the Global South in the coming days, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (July 2, 2025). In a statement issued ahead of the beginning of his July 2-9 diplomatic tour, Mr. Modi said the upcoming BRICS sum...

 1.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described India as a “strategic ally” in the Indo-Pacific region during a press briefing on Monday (US local time) while addressing a question on the India-US trade agreement, she added that President Donald Trump shares a "very good relationship" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and noted that the trade deal is close to completion. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/president-trump-pm-modi-ties-strong-us-india-trade-deal-announcement-soon-white-house-101751327473548.html 2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the parliaments of Ghana, Namibia and Trinidad & Tobago during his 5-nation visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said.The prime minister will embark on a five-nation tour beginning on Wednesday, July 2, to participate in the BRICS Summit in Brazil and expand India's ties with several key nations of the Global South. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-modi-to-address-parliaments-of-ghana-namibia-...

 1.US President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted at a "very big" trade deal with India, weeks after a team of negotiators from the two countries held four-day closed-door talks on the agreement. Addressing the 'Big Beautiful Event' at the White House, Trump said he has a "great deal" with India. We are having some great deals. We have one coming up, maybe with India. Very big one," he said. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-hints-at-great-trade-deal-with-india-very-big-one-us-india-trade-talks-us-india-trade-deal-8772329 2.It began with a thunderous roar from Cape Canaveral and ended, about 28 hours later, with a gentle, precise docking around 400km above Earth as Dragon capsule Grace latched onto the International Space Station (ISS) at 4.02pm Thursday.Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, aka Shux, quietly made history, entering ISS at 5.44pm, a minute after commander Peggy Whitson https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/axiom-4-mission-shubh...

 1.As night enveloped Cape Canaveral, India entered a new dawn when the Falcon-9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2.31am ET (12.01pm IST). In the pilot seat of 'Dragon', the Axiom-4 space capsule that would take a four-member crew to the International Space Station on Thursday, was India's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-time-in-space-axiom-4-finally-takes-off-shubhanshu-shukla-becomes-first-indian-to-cross-karman-line/articleshow/122078919.cms‘US  2.US carried too much burden’: NATO leaders agree to increase defence spending.-NATO leaders meeting in The Hague Wednesday agreed to raise defence spending to 5 per cent of their countries’ economic output by 2025.In a joint statement, they said they were united against “profound security threats and challenges, in particular the long-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security and the persistent threat of terrorism”. https://indianexpress.c...

 1.As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran holds on Wednesday, the US has stated it will now move forward with the nuclear dela negotiations with Iran.   However, despite US President Donald Trump's warning to Iran and Israel regarding fresh attacks. https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/israel-iran-war-live-updates-trump-ceasefire-violation-qatar-us-base-khamenei-missile-strikes-news-doha-flights-tehran-101750764322662.html 2.National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Tuesday emphasised the need to abandon double standards in combating terrorism and urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to hold accountable perpetrators and sponsors of cross-border terror, an apparent swipe at Pakistan. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/at-sco-meet-nsa-doval-s-pointed-call-to-abandon-double-standards-on-terror-101750769918014.html 3.The University of Mumbai last week announced the launch of three masterclasses under its innovation and incubation ar...