Imposing a minimum of 10% baseline tariffs on all products entering US, & reciprocal tariffs on several countries, the US president said it was time to put ‘America first’.
We are throwing money at imports while slipping behind competitors—China, certainly, but also Iran, South Korea, and Turkey—in technologies like stealth fighters, drones, and hypersonic missiles.
PM Modi met US President Trump at the White House Thursday. Publications look at India-US ties against the backdrop of key issues pertaining to trade & immigration.
France, Russia & Sweden are vying for a contract for 114 Medium Role Fighter Aircraft with India, which now looks like a long shot. Trump offered the potential sale of F-35 jets to India.
The 26/11 accused, acquitted in US of charges directly tied to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was convicted in a separate case linked to a plot against a Danish newspaper. He is detained in LA.
Global media reports on how both leaders view foreign policy as transactional & how the meeting will set the tenor for trade, immigration & threat of an increasingly assertive China.
International media is also focused on the upcoming Modi-Trump meeting, reporting that are likely to discuss the trade imbalance & illegal immigration among other issues.
Some MPs asked why India didn't send its own aircraft to bring back Indians being deported. Proceedings of LS had to be adjourned as Opposition MPs demanded a discussion on the issue.
Trump had told the American media Monday that the Indian PM may visit in February. During their phone call, he urged Modi to ensure ‘fair’ bilateral trade, buy more US defence equipment.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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