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Friday, September 19, 2025
TopicUS-India trade

Topic: US-India trade

The problem with India’s exports isn’t just Trump tariff. It’s the PCI

Countries that move up the PCI ladder grow faster, diversify quicker, and become more resilient to economic shocks.

India’s export basket has no irreplaceables. It’s a vulnerability in Trump’s power politics

Tariffs have been used in the past by countries like Japan and South, to promote or hinder industrialisation. The surprise in Trump’s tariff argument is two-fold.

Indian negotiators play defence in trade deals. Weighed down by weaknesses in economy

Whether or not a better deal can be negotiated with the US, there is no escape from the need to create a truly competitive economy.

India must not retaliate to Trump’s tariff tactic. Secure interim deal, fix internal issues

Win-win negotiations are always about give and take, a deft combination of assertion and acquiescence. A mutually acceptable trade deal would do a lot of good to both countries.

US-India trade deal: Commerce ministry team to visit Washington soon for another round of talks

Earlier this month, the Indian team led by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, returned from Washington after concluding talks on the pact.

With tariff-related uncertainties piling, India must quicken US deal talks, engage more trade partners

US consumer confidence & inflation are flashing warning signs, besides depreciating dollar. In India, weak FDI flows & volatile portfolio investments may keep financial account strained.

Trump is playing the ‘commitment game’. India must be smart, not surrender

Trump’s tariffs are an opportunity to reverse the politically and ideologically bankrupt path of crony-driven protectionism.

How to Trump-proof India’s trade policy: ‘Give US tariff concessions, block Chinese dumping’

Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.

India’s retaliatory tariff removal on several US products aiding farmers, says Katherine Tai

The US Trade Representative further added that termination of 6 WTO disputes with India & the country's removal of retaliatory tariffs last June has benefitted farmers across US.

‘Opaque’ corporate tax practices still impede American investments in India, says Garcetti

Speaking at an event in Delhi, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti adds 'FDI isn't flowing into India at pace it should' & New Delhi must not view its self-reliance as 'fortress'.

On Camera

Dismantling Iran proxies is a legacy issue for Netanyahu. And Iraq is his last battleground

For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

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.

‘Attack on one is attack on both’—As Pakistan & Saudi Arabia sign pact, a look at their ties since 1967

Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.