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Friday, September 12, 2025
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Topic: Trade

Is India risking key strategic ties with US by taxing few rich Harley Davidson buyers?

US President Donald Trump criticised India’s 50 per cent import tariff on Harley Davidson motorcycles, saying it was “unacceptable”.

As Trump & Modi govts tussle over trade, a look at what India imports from where

In 2018-19, India’s five largest import partners, by value, were China, US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

On trade tariff, India & US need to place strategy over economy keeping domestic politics out

Closer relationship with US will help India’s goals of economic development, social upliftment and regional pre-eminence.

Indian elites holding back wealth tied in slums. And here’s what Modi govt can do

Elites view encroachers as disruptors of property rights system, and oppose regularisation. But that’s what India needs to free up capital held in slums.

Missing capital: India’s trillions-dollar wealth is chained in slums. Time to unlock it

The slums and shanties represent a huge drain on our wealth for what really requires nothing more than a clear-headed policy towards urban property.

Modi’s foreign minister Jaishankar has a situation on hand – tackling angry US

The first priority for Indian foreign policy today is the same as the first priority for Indian domestic policy – economic renewal.

Time for Modi govt to mean business with BIMSTEC. Regional cooperation can’t wait for Pakistan

India’s economic defensiveness isn’t surprising given that its focus on connectivity is driven by the objective to respond to China’s Belt and Road.

Saudi Arabia makes friends with an old enemy in fight with Iran

Saudi delegation visited Iraq last month and came away with a pledge to invest $1 billion in development projects and open a consulate in Baghdad.

US House committee holds Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress

Trade war ensues between China and US ahead of negotiations between two countries.

Donald Trump targets ‘tariff king’ India again, says US losing billions

US president Donald Trump has repeatedly hit out at India for imposing "tremendously high" tariffs on American products.

On Camera

No Indian Census has counted the disabled population right

The 2011 census recorded only around 2.68 million individuals as persons with disabilities in India, far lower than WHO’s report, which indicates 16 per cent of the global population lives with some form of disability.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?