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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicTrump tariffs

Topic: Trump tariffs

Why MSME reps are resisting govt QCOs, calling them ‘protectionist’ rather than quality control tool

Quality Control Orders (QCOs), governed by Bureau of Indian Standards, are meant to enhance quality of domestic products and restrict substandard imports.

Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Nepali economists call for reforms—in one voice

The gap between South East Asia and South Asia has ‘widened enormously’, the statement noted. The latter would do well to take a leaf from the former’s book.

China countering Trump with narrative swagger. This is what 8 ‘Zhong Caiwen’ editorials say

In trade spats and geopolitical manoeuvres alike, China weathers the storm with the power of its narrative. Pseudonyms like Zhong Caiwen are an important part of it.

Only below-the-radar diplomacy can work in India-US trade ties now

India’s competitiveness cannot be defended abroad if it is eroded at home. Short-term measures can provide a cushion, but without reforms, exporters will remain perpetually vulnerable.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Durga depicted slaying the ‘US tariff’ demon at puja pandal in Lucknow

The tariff theme pandal comes amid 50% by US on Indian goods and 100% on branded pharmaceutical goods and movies made outside of the US.

Trump is the latest recruit of India’s ancient licence regime

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Trump’s 100% pharma tariffs call for Indian firms to reimagine drug exports. Act quickly

If the US is attempting to force localisation, India should respond aggressively with a proactive agenda. Here’s how.

Experts flag Trump tariff impact is already visible in India’s several export sectors

A Goldman Sachs report says that 80 per cent of the impact of the tariffs is going to be on the importer, which is US companies.

‘US may soon scrap penal import tariff on India,’ says Chief Economist Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran

Indian stocks extended gains after Nageswaran's comments on easing trade tensions, with the benchmark Nifty 50 hitting one-week highs and notching it's highest close since 9 July.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.