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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicUS tariffs

Topic: US tariffs

US, China stake out trade positions ahead of Trump’s Beijing visit

Trump will land in Beijing on 31 March to discuss extending the tariff truce with Xi. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said tariffs on China will remain at current levels, ‘with no plans to escalate’.

China’s $112 billion cargo gap shows record suspected US tariff evasion

Fueled by aggressive Chinese logistics tactics & the highest duties in a century, the suspected evasion is blunting Trump’s trade agenda while penalizing compliant companies.

Trump eyes new trade probes to revive tariffs after defeat in US court

Provisions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 allow the American president to impose levies based on national security concerns.

Tariff refund rigmarole & the award goes to…

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, calls it beyond his ‘legitimate reach’

US President Donald Trump imposed a number of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, a law that had never been used for such action previously.

Bangladesh strikes trade deal with US, gets exemption on textile exports made with American cotton

Deal once notified will also see Dhaka commit to purchasing 25 Boeing aircraft, as well as increase its energy imports to roughly $1 billion annually for the next 15 years.

India to eliminate or reduce tariffs on American industrial goods, and some agricultural products

Joint statement issued by India and the US Friday highlights broad contours of the interim agreement to the trade deal. US to eliminate tariffs to zero in pharmaceuticals and gems and diamonds.

India says US to remove 25% penalty for Russia oil purchases: Bloomberg report

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the US and India reached a trade deal to cut the reciprocal tariff from 25% to 18%.

Sitharaman announces integrated textile programme. What it means for businesses, artisans

The programme has five sub-parts, including the National Fibre Scheme for self-reliance in natural fibres, man-made fibres, and new-age fibres.

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.