From Donald Trump’s fresh tariff salvo and Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” row to the tragic Uttarkashi flash floods and the passing of political veterans Shibu Soren and Satyapal Malik, it has been a week packed with headlines.

New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the matter, in India's first concrete sign of discontent after tariffs imposed on its exports by President Donald Trump dragged ties to their lowest level in decades.