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Marco Rubio’s Interview with India Today: On India-US trade deal, tariffs, Pakistan ties, counterterrorism and Russia-Ukraine war

Rajiv Jayaram — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:46:19 +0000

Source: India Today
Oct 22, 2026

In an exclusive interview with India Today, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses the India-US trade deal, tariffs, Pakistan ties, counterterrorism and the Russia-Ukraine war. Rubio says trade negotiations are close to completion, calls India a logical partner and highlights cooperation on energy, AI, pharmaceuticals and small modular reactors.

See the interview

Trump’s MAGA SPAC gets $102 mn: Indian-American Asha Jadeja Motwani emerges 4th largest donor

vkumar1@jgu.edu.in — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:06:49 +0000

Big names on Wall Street and from the AI and crypto world have donated huge amounts to President Donald Trump between July 1 and December 22, 2025. US President Donald Trump’s super political action committee or SPAC, as it is called, raked in $102.17 million, which is part of a larger GOP effort involving mid-decade redistricting and new state voting laws.

Despite Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-H1B stance, Indian-American venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani has emerged as the fourth highest donor to Trump SuperPAC MAGA Inc. Out of the total $102.17 million raised by MAGA SPAC, Motwani donated around $5 million, as per the federal campaign finance filings, which detail contributors of $100,000 or more.

Her election-to-date contribution stands at over $5.1 million, as per the filings. Other donors include Reliance Health Care, a subsidiary of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), which donated around $100,000 to Trump’s SPAC.

Meeting Ms. Asha Jadeja Motwani at San Francisco

vkumar1@jgu.edu.in — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:28:47 +0000

Meeting in San Francisco with Ms Asha Jadeja Motwani, Chairperson of the International Advisory Board of the Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies.

The meeting was followed by an interactive session with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, private equity investors, and venture capitalists. The Indian Consul General in San Francisco attended the event.

Ambassador Lakshmi Puri Meeting

vkumar1@jgu.edu.in — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:28:03 +0000

Delighted to host Ambassador Lakshmi Puri at the Harvard Club, NYC, for a special evening marking the launch of the Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies at JGU.

In the presence of former US Supreme Court judges and JGU faculty, we celebrated this landmark initiative—made possible by the visionary support of Ms Asha Jadeja Motwani and the leadership of Vice Chancellor Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar.

As Ambassador Puri noted, the Institute is poised to become a key platform for India–US cooperation—academic, strategic, and deeply human.
Also announced: The Motwani Scholars Programme, which will welcome 50 outstanding American students to JGU each year for master’s study.