India outpaces US on trade as tariff push falters

IANS | January 28, 2026 11:04 AM

Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) India has surged ahead of the United States on trade deal-making this year, sharpening anxiety in Washington as the Trump administration’s tariff-driven strategy struggles to deliver results, according to comments by Henrietta Treyz, co-founder of Veda Partners.

Trump confirms US armada moving toward Iran

IANS | January 28, 2026 10:08 AM

Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) President Donald Trump said a large US naval force is moving toward the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, adding that Washington hopes military force will not be needed but is prepared if diplomacy fails.

Trump courts diners, touts prices, and edges closer to campaign trail

IANS | January 28, 2026 10:00 AM

Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) President Donald Trump, during his Iowa trip, stopped at a restaurant, shook hands, and spoke with diners as he repeated his core campaign themes on falling prices, border enforcement, and crime in a burst of campaign-trail color ahead of the midterm elections.

Trump warns of possible impeachment push, defends tariffs

IANS | January 28, 2026 9:38 AM

Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Democrats would “probably try and impeach me” if they regain control of Congress, even as he defended tariffs, immigration enforcement, and crime-fighting measures as pillars of what he called a record-setting year in office.

Trump claims ‘border closed,’ inflation defeated

IANS | January 28, 2026 9:28 AM

Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) President Donald Trump declared that inflation “has been defeated” and the US border is “totally closed” as he pitched tariffs, tax cuts, and new trade claims in a political push he said is aimed at winning the midterm elections.

H-1B attacks risk harming India-US ties: Warner

Lalit K Jha | January 28, 2026 8:55 AM

Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Rhetoric and policy uncertainty around the H-1B visa programme risk damaging India-US relations and undermining confidence among skilled workers and businesses at a sensitive moment in bilateral ties, a senior US lawmaker has warned.