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Mexico and India eye tech investment, pharma deals in push to deepen trade ties

Mexico and India are taking steps to strengthen their economic relationship following a meeting between Mexico’s Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and India’s Ambassador to Mexico Panka Sharma. Held at Mexico City, the meeting aimed to review and strengthen the bilateral strategic agenda, with an emphasis on trade, investment and technology. This dialogue took place ahead of Ebrard’s meeting with India’s Trade Minister Piyush Goyal in Cameroon next month. Siempre un gusto conversar con Panjak Sharma , Embajador de la India en nuestro país . Hoy revisamos el encuentro que sostendré con el Ministro de Comercio de ese país durante la reunion de la OMC en Camerún . Crecerán nuestras relaciones comerciales y de inversión. pic.twitter.com/tjPLJTENPt — Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) February 12, 2026 “Today we reviewed the content of my upcoming meeting with the Minister of Trade of that country at the upcoming WTO meeting in Cameroon,” Ebrard shared on his official X account . “Our tra...
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Government urges measles vaccination as the ‘most contagious viral disease’ spreads in Mexico

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The federal government is urging Mexicans who haven’t been inoculated against measles to get vaccinated as the country deals with a concerning outbreak of the highly contagious airborne disease. Since the start of 2025, Mexico has recorded 9,187 confirmed cases of measles, according to government data published on Wednesday . The federal and state governments have set up measles vaccination sites, such as this one in Oaxaca, for easy access for those who have not been previously vaccinated against measles. (Carolina Jiménez Mariscal/Cuartoscuro.com) Almost 30% of those confirmed cases — 2,755 — were recorded in 2026, and many of them were detected in infants and young children. Thousands more probable cases of measles have been counted in 2025 and 2026. Mexico’s measles death toll since the start of 2025 stands at 28, with 26 of the fatalities occurring last year and two in the first six weeks of 2026. The state of Jalisco is currently facing the most serious outbreak with 1,6...
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Mexico critical mineral production draws US strategic interest

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Although not listed as a producer of rare earth elements, Mexico produces eight of the 60 critical minerals of interest to the U.S. that are included in the joint action plan aimed at mitigating vulnerabilities in North American critical mineral supply chains. Mexico is among the world’s leading producers of antimony, barite, copper, fluorite, graphite, lead, silver and zinc, all critical minerals that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) prioritizes as vital to the U.S. economy and its national security. The USGS values these products as they fall within categories it considers vulnerable due to their role in essential technologies (e.g., batteries, energy, electronics and defense). The U.S.-Mexico action plan is linked to the U.S.-sponsored Critical Minerals Ministerial plan comprising more than 55 nations including Mexico. Mexico is also a participant in multilateral negotiations on critical minerals with Canada, Japan and the 27 members of the European Union. Mexico is not l...
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El Jalapeño: Bypassing Trump, Canada set to extend Gordie Howe bridge to Mexico

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All stories in El Jalapeño are satire and not real news. OTTAWA — In a landmark infrastructure deal Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican officials have broken ground on the Trans-Continental Bypass — a suspended highway designed to let North America’s top and bottom neighbors hang out without the loud middle child getting involved.​ The project, colloquially dubbed “The Great Polite Arc,” will stretch from Ottawa directly to Monterrey, cutting out the need to set foot in the United States entirely.  (Antony-22/WIkimedia Commons) After this week’s uproar over whether the existing Gordie Howe bridge between Mexico and the U.S. will be allowed to open, the Arc turns from satire into a reasonable backup plan, offering Canadians and Mexicans a quiet detour around the chaos in the United States. “It is a triumph of engineering,” said Dr. Guillermo Fuentes, Mexico’s newly appointed Secretary of Vertical Tourism. “We have designed special soundproofing barriers to block out the no...
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Cutzamala, the Mexico City area’s main water supply system, is getting its first upgrade in 4 decades

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The Cutzamala system, which provides drinking water to Mexico City and Mexico state, is undergoing its first major upgrade in 40 years, with an investment of over 680 million pesos (US $39.6 million), the director of the Valley of Mexico Water Basin Authority (OCAVM), Citlalli Peraza Camacho, announced on Tuesday. The investment is expected to extend Cutzamala’s lifespan for another 20 years, in order to continue providing drinking water to 5 million residents in the Valley of Mexico. The Valle de Bravo Dam, officially the Miguel Alemán Reservoir, in Mexico state is one of the three major dams that feed the Cutzamala water supply system, which is currently undergoing a major upgrade. (agua.org.mx/X) “The Cutzamala system has some of the largest pumping equipment in the world, and it typically has a lifespan of 15 to 20 years,” Peraza said. “No piece of equipment of this size has ever been replaced. Plus, the pieces are unique and haven’t been manufactured anywhere else.” The Cutz...
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Mexico ranks last among OECD countries on 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index

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Mexico continued its slide down the rankings on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), even though its score increased by 1 point in 2025. On Tuesday, Transparency International (TI), a Berlin-based organization that describes itself as “the global coalition against corruption,” published its 2025 CPI , which ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be by experts and business executives. Those people are asked their views about things such as bribery, embezzlement and nepotism, among other scourges that plague the public sectors of countries around the world. All told, the index drew on “13 independent data sources,” according to TI. With a score of 27 out of 100, Mexico ranked 141st out of 182 countries/territories on the latest index. Therefore, Mexico is much closer to the “highly corrupt” 0 end of the continuum than the “very clean” 100 end. Mexico’s score of 26 on the 2024 CPI was its worst ever...
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Did a Mexican cartel just try to attack El Paso?

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The airspace over El Paso, Texas, was closed late Tuesday after Mexican cartel drones breached the airspace, according to reports by the Associated Press and CNN that cited U.S. government sources. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy subsequently said on social media that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of War (DOW) “acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion.” The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion. The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region. The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming. https://t.co/xQA1cMy7l0 — Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 11, 2026 “The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region,” he wrote on X Wednesday morning. Earlier on Wednesday, the FAA announced on social media that the “temporary closure” of airspace over El Paso had been lifted, just hours after i...
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