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TopicUS tariffs

Topic: US tariffs

‘India offered US nearly no-tariff deal on reciprocal basis’—Trump

Addressing a press conference in Doha, the US president said that he encouraged Apple CEO Tim Cook to raise production in US, rather than expanding manufacturing in India.

US & China hail ‘constructive’ Geneva trade talks

Chinese officials say they reached an 'important consensus' & agreed to further the momentous talks. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent describes it as 'substantial progress'.

Hints of thaw in US-China tariff war—as Trump says duties to ‘come down’, China open to talks

Trump has expressed optimism about reaching a tariff agreement ‘pretty quickly’, while Xi said that tariff & trade wars undermine the legitimate rights and interests of all countries.

Trump tariffs led to a brokerage firm seeing 400% more investments in US stocks. What’s the rush about

A relatively newer player in Indian brokerage space, Gurugram-based INDmoney is the 11th largest firm in the country & the fastest growing, according to NSE.

India’s private sector capex likely to slow down due to Trump’s tariffs—Goldman Sachs report

As tariff rates are yet to be finalised and likely to remain in flux over next few months, companies looking to invest in new projects may delay their plans, the report highlights.

Trump’s economic coercion to secure US hegemony feels like it’s 1940s all over again

Through the massive tariffs imposed on China, journalist Will Dunn says, Trump is telling other powers that the price of access to America’s markets is in obedience to America’s rules.

Beyond the US tariff pause lie threats of global slowdown, supply glut. For India, some opportunities

On 2 April, US President Donald Trump announced the implementation of reciprocal tariffs on about 60 countries, escalating global trade tensions. On 9 April,...

‘Neo-Cold War mentality’, ‘arrogance’—Chinese are fuming over JD Vance’s ‘peasants’ remark

A Baidu commentary suggested that JD Vance’s remark laid bare the systemic arrogance of the American political elite, revealing how developing countries are often reduced to caricatures.

ASEAN to seek dialogue with US over tariffs, countries will not opt for retaliatory measures

According to Trump's announcement, six of nine Southeast Asian countries have been targeted with over 30% import duty. He has now announced a 90-day pause before the tariffs are to be implemented.

Economists criticising Trump’s tariff blitz need to brush up on basics of international trade

Supporting a position does not mean that we abandon nuances. Yet, this is what has happened to all ‘respectable’ economists aka free trade purists.

On Camera

World is turning a blind eye to Pakistan terror. US is Dhritarashtra, China Gandhari

Pakistan is doling out Rs 14 crore to Masood Azhar, a designated terrorist, using tax collected from citizens. Allowing its IMF bailout seems to be a reward for the Pahalgam attack.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

Op Sindoor: Inside story of what led Pakistan DGMO to make frantic calls for ‘ceasefire’

India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.