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Saturday, August 9, 2025
TopicTrade deal

Topic: Trade deal

Indian drugmakers relieved but wary as US exempts pharma sector from new trade tariffs

Industry insiders say any rise in duties on Indian generics will squeeze profits for Indian companies, but will also make the drugs costlier for patients in US.

More rhetoric than reality? What are ‘massive’ Pakistani oil reserves Trump has promised to develop

Remains to be seen whether US promise is more rhetoric than reality, Pakistani economist Javed Hassan tells ThePrint. He says Trump’s posts suggest desperation to get India deal. 

Trump announces 25% tariffs for India, will impose additional penalties for purchase of Russian oil

New Delhi: US President Donald J. Trump Wednesday announced that India will pay a 25 percent tariff starting 1 August, as trade negotiations between...

Trump says US to reach trade deal with India, casts doubt on deal with Japan

India is one of more than a dozen countries actively negotiating with the Trump administration to try to avoid a steep spike in tariff rates on 9 July, when a 90-day tariff pause ends.

UK FTA is good news for India amid global turbulence. Domestic reforms must follow market access

For assessing effectiveness of the pact, it would be worthwhile to see if India’s share in UK’s imports & UK’s share in India’s exports see a material pick-up over time.

UK’s Rishi Sunak says hard work needed to secure trade deal with India

Negotiations on a trade deal began in Jan 2022 and have already missed several political deadlines. But recent comments from both UK & India have suggested progress has been made.

India, Canada aim to seal pact this year to increase trade, expand investment

The proposed comprehensive trade pact could boost bilateral trade by up to $6.5 billion, according to Indian government estimates.

UK home secretary has concerns over trade deal with India, wary of increase in immigration

Largest group of people who overstay their visa in the United Kingdom are Indians, Suella Braverman tells The Spectator.

India, Australia interim trade deal not in sight even after PM Modi’s summit with Morrison

During his second bilateral summit meeting with Australian PM Scott Morrison, PM Modi said CECA is crucial for the ‘economic security’ of both countries.

India’s last-minute RCEP exit smart & shrewd move, former Australia PM Tony Abbott says

New Delhi and Canberra can clinch a ‘bigger rather than smaller’ early harvest trade deal by end of 2021 or early 2022, which will be followed by a larger FTA, says Tony Abbott.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.