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TopicTrump tariffs

Topic: Trump tariffs

‘Someone isn’t happy with you, but India big enough to weather discomforts’—Fiji PM on Trump tariffs

‘India an important partner in Fiji’s effort to promote a peaceful & united Pacific region,’ said PM Rabuka in Delhi during his official visit to India.

For the Chinese, Modi’s visit opens door—but on China’s terms

For Chinese commentators, India’s careful steps reveal a country navigating the rise of China cautiously and pragmatically, with its own interests firmly in mind.

Surat diamond hub ‘direct casualty’ of Trump’s tool of ‘political coercion’ & ‘choked’ Bengaluru

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on India continue to attract global media attention. Financial Times reports on the ‘unsustainable boom’ in India’s Silicon Valley—Bengaluru.

US issues notification outlining 50% tariff on India, effective 27 August

Trump's tariffs will see a bulk of Indian exports to the US—roughly worth $60 bn—impacted. Mobile phones & pharmaceuticals are currently exempted.

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

Indian embassy in Washington hires new lobbying firm amid tensions with US

Mercury Public Affairs LLC, the firm that hired Susie Wiles, current chief of staff to Trump, as a lobbyist between 2022 and 2024, will be paid $75,000 a month.

Silence & compromise will embolden the bully—Chinese envoy targets US over 50% tariff on India

Speaking at summit organised by Chintan Research Foundation, Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said an Asian century can only succeed with a developed India and China.

Russia hopes to revive RIC, criticises US threat of sanctions against India

Comments by Russian diplomat in Delhi, Roman Babushkin, come amid renewed interest in the trilateral format, with India-US ties in a rough patch. EAM Jaishankar is currently in Moscow.

Friends don’t behave like that, says Russian diplomat Roman Babushkin on US sanctions on India

Charge d'Affaires Roman Babushkin asserted that the sanctions reflect distrust and disrespect for sovereignty, stressing that Russia and BRICS nations never impose such measures.

US accepts Brazil’s WTO consultation request over tariffs

US argued certain requests from Brazil relate to issues of national security, 'political matters not susceptible to review or capable of resolution by WTO dispute settlement'.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.