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Trump’s actions are in reaction to the Iranian government’s apparent crackdown on protestors in that country. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s overall trade scenario is not likely to face much of an impact if it were to stop trading with Iran in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new threat of a 25% tariff…
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India must negotiate carefully and on equal terms for its own trade deal with the U.S. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The lesson India should learn from U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Chinese goods is that no deal with the U.S. is final and that India should focus on building self-reliance while…
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Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Ateesh Kumar Singh (centre) at an event organised by the PHDCCI. Photo: Special Arrangement. The government is with the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) of the country, an official of the MSME assured the assembled representatives of such firms on Tuesday…
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The Hindu has learnt from various export promotion bodies that the liquidity crunch is a major concern for exporters as they have already bought the stock that they would have exported to the U.S. under normal circumstances. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Government has come up with an “action plan” to respond to the…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Friday (August 29, 2025) that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, impacting numerous trading partners, were illegal — but allowed them to remain in place for now. The 7-4 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit…
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Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) said U.S. tariffs-related challenges will dissipate in the next one or two quarters, and urged the private sector to do more as the country navigates through other longer-term challenges. He attributed the growth slowdown in FY25, which saw a deceleration to 6.5 per cent…
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The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 335.71 points to 80,208.28 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 114.15 points to 24,460.05. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Thursday (August 7, 2025) as U.S. President Donald Trump slapped an additional 25% duty — doubling it to…