US President Donald Trump has urged the European Union to impose 100% tariffs on China and India as a strategy to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The president made the demand after dialing into a high-level meeting between senior US and EU officials in Washington, where both sides were…
File picture of White House trade advisor Peter Navarro | Photo Credit: Reuters In a fresh outburst, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro on Monday (September 8, 2025) said India “must come around” at some point on trade negotiations with the U.S. or else it “won’t end well” for Delhi. Mr. Navarro, in an interview…
If China has its manufacturing, the US has its tech. Days after China flexed its military muscle in its Victory Day parade, showcasing some of the most advanced weaponry, President Donald Trump flaunted on Thursday what the US prides itself on – AI and technology. And so, the who’s who of Silicon Valley, from Google’s…
In a stinging criticism of Donald Trump’s pressure tactics on India, The Economist argued that the US President had undone “25 years of diplomacy” by siding with Pakistan and by hitting India with higher tariffs than even China. In its August 29 edition, titled ‘India’s next move’, the UK-based magazine mentioned that India, facing a…
In keeping with a key objective of its Plan México economic initiative, the Mexican government intends to increase tariffs on Chinese imports, the Bloomberg news agency reported on Wednesday. Bloomberg said that the Mexican government “plans to increase tariffs on China as part of its 2026 budget proposal next month, protecting the nation’s businesses from…
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday accused India of “getting in bed with authoritarians”, warning that New Delhi was aligning itself with China and Russia even as trade tensions with Washington reached boiling point. His remarks came just hours after Washington’s crippling 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods came into effect, a…
In a dramatic departure from decades of bipartisan US foreign policy consensus, US President Donald Trump has unleashed a series of moves that mark a stark reorientation in America’s approach toward Asia. At the heart of this strategic pivot is a bewildering paradox. While India, long viewed as a vital democratic partner and counterweight to…
Australia Post has immediately suspended most postage to the United States, with only the delivery of letters, documents and gifts worth less than $150 continuing. The postal service has taken the extraordinary step to halt many forms of postage to the US, as a Trump administration tariff on low-value parcels is due to come into…
Trump’s tariffs on India: The 21-day deadline to impose a 25% additional tariff on Indian exports to the US ends on Wednesday. In a draft notice published on Monday, August 25, the US administration detailed its plan to impose a 50% tariff on Indian products as the August 27 deadline approaches, signalling its intent to…
Trump tariffs: Despite the Trump-Putin meeting and the Trump-Zelensky meeting, uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine war persists, and disputes over trade tariffs are still ongoing. A strategic convergence is reshaping the world’s economic architecture in the corridors of power from Beijing to Moscow to New Delhi. What appears as diplomatic pleasantries masks one of our time’s…