To reduce its reliance on the US market, India has been expanding its trade diplomacy. After the Gulf Cooperation Council bloc-wide deal stalled, India signed a CEPA with the UAE.
UAE’s Ambassador to India Ahmed Albanna says new grouping that first met in Oct 2021 is ‘an offspring of Abraham Accord’, critical to combat threats to economic growth & stability.
Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
It would have been nicer if the author had also talked of India’s textile and apparel sector, which is among those hit hardest by the 50% tariff imposed by the United States on Indian goods, effective August 27. The US is the single-largest market for India’s textile and apparel items, with around 28% of these Indian goods being sold in the world’s No. 1 economy. India’s textile and apparel exports to the US in the financial year 2024-25 stood at nearly $11 billion.
It would have been nicer if the author had also talked of India’s textile and apparel sector, which is among those hit hardest by the 50% tariff imposed by the United States on Indian goods, effective August 27. The US is the single-largest market for India’s textile and apparel items, with around 28% of these Indian goods being sold in the world’s No. 1 economy. India’s textile and apparel exports to the US in the financial year 2024-25 stood at nearly $11 billion.