Move comes a day after India was designated by Trump administration as a major drug transit country, and multiple US deportations and visa restrictions earlier this year.
Thanks to Trump’s sudden decision to target India rather than any other country with massive tariffs, many things that ought to have been done earlier are now falling into place.
Trump's initial tariff proposals in April were lower for India than for the rival Asian garment hubs of Bangladesh, Vietnam and China. But tables turned with India now facing a 50% tariff, versus 20% for Bangladesh and Vietnam, and 30% for China.
CM Reddy discussed politics, geopolitics & his plans for Telangana in the latest episode of Off The Cuff with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, at The Quorum in Hyderabad.
The Modi govt first put all its eggs into the US basket when the unipolar moment was clearly over. It subsequently overcorrected, accommodating an aggressive China.
Across strategic and political circles, there is a broad consensus that India should prioritise its national interest by integrating into global defence production and supply chains.
India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made the exam easier, it has also made it harder to find the game-changers we need.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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