New Delhi: India likes to do things differently. While the world has been struggling to get back on its feet after US President Donald Trump pulled the rug from underneath, with his reciprocal tariffs announcement, some nations, like China and Canada retaliated shortly after, with tit-for-tat tariffs. While China countered …
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Days Before 26% Trump Tariff Hits India, A Trade Deal In The Making
US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff policy has sparked fear among Indian exporters. With duties raised to 26% in addition to a baseline tariff of 10%, domestic sellers fear their foreign sales could be hit. However, a solution may be around the corner with Indian and US officials negotiating a …
Read More »Will Bomb Iran If They Don’t Sign Nuclear Deal, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate. “If they don’t make …
Read More »Opinion: Opinion | Much Before Bofors, This Deal Brought ‘Q’ Into Limelight
The ghost of ‘Q’ mentioned in Bofors managing director Martin Ardbo’s private diary, which was relied upon by Chitra Subramainam, a Europe-based Indian journalist, to expose the bribery scandal in 1987-89, has resurfaced. Italian business executive Ottavio Quattrocchi is back in the news. Three weeks after Subramaniam’s book, Boforsgate: A Journalist’s …
Read More »Explained: What Russia Will Get For Agreeing To Black Sea Security Deal
Moscow: Russia said on Tuesday the US had agreed to help it lift restrictions on food, fertiliser and shipping companies in exchange for agreeing to a maritime security deal in the Black Sea. The United States further said it had also agreed with Russia and Ukraine to implement a ban …
Read More »Gaps In US, Russian Expectations As Ukraine Peace Deal Talks Begin In Saudi
Riyadh: US and Ukrainian officials met in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night for “productive and focused” talks on de-escalating the war with Russia, with Washington hoping for “real progress” even as Moscow — whose delegation was set to hold its own separate discussions with the Americans on Monday– warned of …
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