Washington: The United States and China– two of the world’s largest economies– are locked in a dangerous trade stand-off that may have no winners. As the US tries to arm-twist China — with mounting tariffs– into seeking a deal from his administration, it is becoming increasingly clear that Beijing may …
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Explained: The US-China Tariff War Math As Trump And Xi Go ‘All-In’
Washington: The two largest economies in the world – the United States and China – are at war, with tariffs being used by either side as its weapon. While the US has increased reciprocal tariffs on all Chinese goods from 10 per cent on April 1, to 125 per cent …
Read More »“We Will Take Back Panama Canal…”: Pentagon Chief Meets Panama President
Panama City: The US will take back the Panama Canal, ending China’s influence in one of the world’s most important waterways, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said today after a rare visit to the Central American nation. Marking the first visit by a US defence secretary to Panama in …
Read More »Donald Trump Raises Tariffs On China To 104%, Effective Today: White House
Washington: Donald Trump has followed through on his threat of “additional 50 per cent tariffs” on China starting Wednesday. The White House announced that this will make America’s new tariff on China an unprecedented 104 per cent. President Trump had given China 24 hours to roll back or “withdraw” the …
Read More »Trump’s Extra 50% Tariff Threat To China, Unless It Complies In 24 Hours
Washington: Donald Trump has announced an additional 50 per cent tariff on China less than 48 hours after Beijing announced a tit-for-tat 34 per cent tariff on the United States, which Trump had declared two days earlier as part of his reciprocal tariff order. This now takes US’ tariff on …
Read More »US Moves Largest B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet, 3 Aircraft Carriers To Indo-Pacific
New Delhi: While the world was busy figuring out Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff move and its fallout, the United States quietly made a massive military move in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region. The Pentagon ordered the largest-ever deployment of B-2 bombers in the Indian Ocean. Satellite images have shown …
Read More »As India-China Ties Turn 75, New Delhi Reminds Beijing Of “Lessons” Learnt
New Delhi: As China-India ties completed 75 years on Tuesday, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri spoke about the “lessons” for both nations to keep in mind as they work on new and promising beginnings at the end of seven-and-a-half decades. Here are the key highlights of the foreign secretary’s speech: …
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