印度和美国在加强空间合作和区域紧张局势的情况下举行预先贸易谈判。 India and the U.S. advance trade talks amid strengthened space cooperation and regional tensions.

印度和美国正在推动关于贸易协定的谈判,在莫迪总理于2025年2月访问印度后加强关系的基础上更进一步。 India and the U.S. are advancing talks on a trade agreement, building on strengthened ties following Prime Minister Modi’s February 2025 visit. 一个重大里程碑是利用印度的LVM3火箭成功发射了6,100公斤的蓝鸟Block-2号卫星,标志着印度土壤上最大的商业发射量,并在Gaganyaan载人航天飞行任务之前提高了人们的信心。 A major milestone was the successful launch of the 6,100-kg BlueBird Block-2 satellite using India’s LVM3 rocket, marking the heaviest commercial launch from Indian soil and boosting confidence ahead of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. 两国还深化了空间合作,包括印度首次飞往国际空间站的载人航天飞行以及国家空间局地球观测联合任务的实际发射。 The two nations also deepened space cooperation, including India’s first human spaceflight to the ISS and the operational launch of the joint NISAR Earth-observation mission. 与此同时,美国五角大楼的一份报告指出,中国对阿鲁纳查尔邦、台湾和南中国海的主张是国家的核心利益,同时指出中国与巴基斯坦的军事联系仍在继续。 Meanwhile, a U.S. Pentagon report identified China’s claims over Arunachal Pradesh, Taiwan, and the South China Sea as core national interests, noting ongoing military ties with Pakistan. 在国内事态发展中,古吉拉特禁止阿拉瓦利山丘采矿,马哈拉施特拉邦的吉卜赛工人计划于12月25日发动罢工,要求提高工资和福利。 In domestic developments, Gujarat banned mining in the Aravalli hills, and gig workers in Maharashtra planned a strike on December 25 demanding better pay and benefits.