Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced to impose 50 per cent tariffs on imports from India, shipments worth more than $30 billion involving pharmaceuticals and certain electronic items such as smartphones, semiconductors, and energy are so far secure from higher duties as these … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval will hold meetings with senior Russian officials in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss India-Russia defence and security cooperation. The visit comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has announced that he will announce “very substantial” increases to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANS) While US President Donald Trump has labelled India as a “tariff king”, the claim doesn’t hold up against actual trade data and global comparisons with other nations. While India’s simple average tariff is approximately 15.98 per cent, the trade-weighted average, which better reflects the duties … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Manish Tewari, Congress MP from Chandigarh, and former Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, on Monday delivered a pointed rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 25 per cent tariff hike on Indian imports, framing the move as a misguided attempt to pressure … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement targeting Indian imports, New Delhi has mounted a robust defence of its economic and strategic choices — drawing support from across the political aisle. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, representing Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to substantially raise tariffs on India for purchasing oil from Russia. In a Truth Social post, Trump, however, did not elaborate on what kind of tariffs those would be. “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Indore, July 31 (IANS) Amid widespread concern, including from the market experts over the impact of the 25 per cent tariffs announced by the US from August 1 on Indian goods, former Indian diplomat Deepak Vohra, on Thursday, claimed that US President Donald Trump’s “pressure tactics” will not work in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Washington, July 30 (IANS) Even as he called India “our friend”, US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to impose a 25 per cent tariff on India’s exports starting Friday after the negotiations have apparently stalled. “India will be paying a tariff of 25 per cent” starting on August 1, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News United Nations, July 24 (IANS) A US trade deal with tariffs on labour-intensive Indian products at a lower rate than some of the competitors would be a “big advantage” and present an opportunity, according to NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery. Asked during an exclusive interview with IANS about the … Read more
