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Topic: Tariff

Trump cuts China tariffs to 47% after meeting Xi for rare earth exports, fentanyl crackdown

Busan: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed to reduce tariffs on China to 47% in exchange for Beijing resuming U.S....

Trade and tariffs were focus of Jaishankar’s meeting with Marco Rubio, says MEA

In first comments on talks between two leaders, MEA says issues of trade & tariffs were raised by EAM Jaishankar during his meeting with American Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Trump’s H-1B visa fee another ‘headache-inducing’ twist in India-US ties & misplaced AI boom ‘anxiety’

Global media says Trump’s new H-1B visa rule, added to 50% tariff, makes it more pressing than ever for India to fix impediments that hamper its economic potential.

Why Trump push for higher tariffs on India, China puts G7 in a bind & Delhi’s ‘hidden war’ on Naxals

BBC also reports on Nepali migrants working in India returning home amid chaos and confusion in the wake of Gen Z protests in their country. 

India-US ties begin to thaw after weeks of fury. Trump says trade talks underway, Modi responds

India’s chief trade negotiator is likely to visit the US next week. However, this comes amid reports that Trump has urged EU to impose heavy tariffs on China & India to pressure Russia.

‘Brahmins profiteering…’: Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s bizarre jibe at India over Russian oil

His remarks, made during an appearance on Fox News, came as he defended President Trump’s decision to double tariffs on Indian goods to 50 percent.

US promoting terrorism & dictatorship in the world—RSS mouthpiece days after Trump’s 50% tariff bomb

In an editorial, Organiser derides ‘concerted attempt’ by ‘neo-colonisers’ and their ‘domestic agents with vested interests’ to suppress India’s cultural resurgence  

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

World news of the day: 16 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

More subscribers but low tariffs—why India’s telecom sector is under stress

Without tariff rationalisation, telcos may not invest where it’s needed most — in quality of service. That’s already hurting consumers in terms of poor signal and weak data link.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.