India's growth trajectory will remain unaffected irrespective of whether the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday results in war de-escalation or not, said Mehul Pandya, MD and Group CEO of CareEdge Ratings.
Indian stock markets opened flat on Thursday, marking a cautious start to the last trading session of the week as markets are closed on Friday for Independence day holiday.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened a virtual summit with Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and several European leaders amid fears that Putin could seek to influence the US president into accepting terms favourable to Russia.
When asked if he believed he could persuade Putin to halt such attacks, Trump said, "Well, I'll tell you what, I've had that conversation with him. I've had a lot of good conversations with him. Then I go home and I see that a rocket hit a nursing home or a rocket hit an apartment buildin
US President Donald Trump warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of "very severe consequences" if Russia doesn't agree to stop the war with Ukraine after their meeting in Alaska on August 15.
There are three reasons US President Donald Trump has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods including his "being miffed that India has not acknowledged his role" in cessation of hostilities with Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said, noting that
As administrators from both nations scramble to prepare for a historic summit, White House officials stated that US President Donald Trump will be meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska's Anchorage, CNN reported.
US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Tuesday (local time) said that the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on August 15 in Alaska was "suggested by Putin himself."
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone conversation on Tuesday (local time) to discuss the upcoming meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in Alaska on August 15.
US President Donald Trump criticised Ukrainian President Zelensky for refusing to cede territory to Russia. Trump plans to meet Russian President Putin to discuss a possible land swap deal. He hopes a direct meeting between Zelensky and Putin will follow to help end the conflict.
Ahead of his Friday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the possibility of normal trade between both countries and said he'll know within the first two minutes of their meeting whether a deal can be struck.