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U.S. President Donald Trump he had not spoken to China’s President Xi Jinping because there was no reason to do so. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (October 10, 2025) said there no reason to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping in two weeks in South Korea as planned, adding…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks while standing next to U.S. President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. needed to “fix” certain countries like India, Switzerland and Brazil, in terms of their trading relationships with America, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said. He said the countries needed to “ react correctly”…
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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters In August this year, the 25% tariff on Indian exports, imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, came into effect. Prior to this, Mr. Trump had signed an executive order — Addressing Threats to the U.S. by the Government of the Russian Federation — imposing the additional tariff over an above…
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The U.S. has asked G7 countries to impose tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia, asserting that only “unified efforts” that cut off funding to Moscow’s war machine at source can apply sufficient pressure to end “the senseless killing.” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer were on…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs U.S. President Donald Trump share a hug at the White House. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid current tensions between Washington and Delhi over tariffs and purchase of Russian oil, U.S. President Donald Trump said India and the United States have a “special relationship” and there’s nothing to worry about…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (September 1, 2025) expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold President Donald Trump’s use of a 1977 emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs on most trading partners, but said the administration has a backup plan if it…
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said President Donald Trump had applied “aggressive economic leverage” such as “secondary tariffs on India” to force Russia to stop bombing Ukraine. Mr. Vance was speaking during an exclusive interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press”…
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI India continues to be “fully engaged” with the U.S. on a Bilateral Trade Agreement, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Thursday, however adding that the date for the next round of negotiations has not yet been decided. He reiterated the deadline for the deal as fall…
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook react as U.S. Vice President JD Vance stands next to them on the day they present Apple’s announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Apple…
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The story so far: On July 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports from India “plus a penalty”. While this puts to rest months of speculation over what the tariffs would be on Indian imports into the U.S., it opens up fresh uncertainties with respect to a potential bilateral trade agreement between…
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