In 2019, EU accused India of violating trade agreements. On its part, India, which took 3 yrs to notice an error in its tariff schedule, argued that its commitments were invalid.
In 2019, EU challenged India's introduction of import duties of between 7.5% and 20% for wide range of IT products. Japan and Taiwan filed similar complaints that same year.
The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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