As India and the US negotiate a trade deal ahead of Donald Trump's 9 July deadline to impose reciprocal tariffs, Sitharaman wants to have a 'big beautiful agreement'.
An analysis by ThePrint shows that exports, in particular, despite having seen some years of positive growth, have remained stagnant as a percentage of India’s GDP.
Leonardo Ananda Gomes, Executive Director of India-Brazil Chamber of Commerce, called this milestone a 'start' & highlighted the 'strong relationship' between PM Modi and President Lula.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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