At a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kapur said that despite trade uncertainty, India-US ties have picked up momentum in areas such as defence.
Trade language can feel like sleight of hand to those who live with its consequences. But it would be a serious mistake to allow ill-informed agitations to dominate the response.
Foreign ownership in SBI, India’s largest lender, and 11 other state-run banks is capped at 20%, a legacy limit aimed at keeping government control over the financial system.
While officials from the two sides have remained in touch, at the highest levels, the ties are stalled over trade & tariffs. Jaishankar will meet a number of US officials too.
One of the steepest tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump-administration continue to deal a heavy blow to India’s textile, handicraft, apparel, gems and leather industries.
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.
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.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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