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1.US White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has claimed that India was coming to the negotiating table.

 1.US White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has claimed that India was coming to the negotiating table, even as a US team, led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch, arrived in New Delhi to hold key talks with Indian officials on the bilateral trade deal on Tuesday. "India is coming to the table. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent out a very conciliatory, nice, constructive tweet, and President Trump responded to that. 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/us-team-in-delhi-for-crucial-trade-talks-trump-aide-peter-navarro-says-india-coming-to-the-table-top-updates-101757991157764.html

2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (September 14, 2025) underscored the need for India to be self-sufficient in energy after inaugurating the country’s first bamboo-based ethanol plant in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district.He also laid the foundation stone for a ₹7,230-crore polypropylene plant at the Numaligarh Refinery. The project will be established near the ₹5,000-crore bioethanol plant, a “zero-waste” facility described as the world’s first to produce ethanol from green bamboo.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/pm-modi-inaugurates-indias-first-bamboo-based-ethanol-plant-in-assam/article70049110.ece

3.The US visa bulletin for October sees major movements of dates for India in the first visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2026 that begins on October 1. The Final Action Date for EB-5 (unreserved) India applications will move forward by almost 15 months, while other EB categories also see some positive movement.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/us-visa-bulletin-october-2025-big-relief-for-eb-categories-green-card-wait-times-ease-for-indians/articleshow/123881995.cms?from=mdr

4.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Sunday (September 14, 2025), said the GST regime has benefited both the people and the State governments. Addressing the joint conclave of Trade and Industries Association in Chennai on the topic ‘Tax Reforms for Rising Bharat’, she said in the latest GST reforms, 99% of all the goods which were in the 12% GST bracket have now come under the 5% GST bracket.“This is a reform which touches the lives of all 140 crore people. The GST rate cuts in the range of 10-13% will reduce the expenses for people and they can use that extra savings elsewhere,” Ms. Sitharaman said.

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/gst-regime-has-benefited-people-state-governments-union-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman/article70048794.ece

5.Nepal's deadliest protests in decades erupted just as the country entered its peak tourist season, dealing a blow to businesses that had been preparing to welcome trekkers from around the globe to experience its world-famous trails.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nepals-deadly-protests-hammer-tourism-sector-as-arrivals-fall-30-9284065

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