tariffs

Lahore, March 28 The Pakistani government has accused Imran Khan, the former prime minister who is currently in jail, of attempting to undermine the country's GSP Plus status, under which the country enjoys relatively lower tariffs on exports, through his speech at a UNHRC summit in Geneva...

Washington, March 28 US President Donald Trump said he plans to visit China soon, highlighting his strong personal relationship with President Xi Jinping while emphasizing that the United States continues to compete with Beijing on trade and economic policy.Speaking at the Future Investment...

New Delhi, March 27 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday, where they discussed the next steps in the India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations.The two, who met on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial...

New Delhi, March 26 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projected India's GDP to grow at 7.6 per cent in the current fiscal and 6.1 per cent in 2026-27.In its interim Economic Outlook report, the OECD said that the evolving conflict in the Middle East has "human...

March 26, New Delhi – European Union (EU) lawmakers gave their approval, subject to certain conditions, to the EU's side of its trade agreement with the United States on Thursday.The EU assembly voted in favor of the legislation with 417 votes to 154 and 71 abstentions, although with several...

New Delhi, March 25 Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal held a meeting with Deputy US Trade Representative Joseph Barloon on Wednesday, discussing issues related to the WTO's ministerial conference and ways to further expand bilateral trade ties.The meeting was held in Yaounde, the capital city...

New Delhi, March 19 India will push for further strengthening of the WTO at the upcoming ministerial meeting in Cameroon so that it can play an important role in promoting global trade at a time when the world is witnessing turmoil due to various geopolitical factors, officials said on Thursday...

Beijing, March 19 China said on Thursday that "new points of consensus" have been reached in its current trade talks with the US ahead of President Donald Trump's planned visit to Beijing, which was postponed due to the escalating conflict in West Asia.China and the US have agreed to continue...

March 17, New Delhi: Cuba's national power grid collapsed on Monday, leaving approximately 10 million people without electricity amidst a U.S. oil embargo on Cuba.The grid operator, Union Nacional Electrica de Cuba, stated that the blackout was caused by a "complete shutdown of the national...

New Delhi, March 13 India and the US remain engaged in discussions for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, the commerce ministry said on Friday.The chief negotiators of the two countries were scheduled to meet last month in Washington to finalize the legal text for the first phase...

New Delhi, March 13 The commerce ministry said on Friday that India and the US are still engaged in discussions for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement.The ministry has denied reports about a halt to bilateral engagement."We have noted a media report regarding ongoing trade talks...

March 13, New Delhi – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated on Friday that American negotiators rejected Iran’s proposal to ensure “no nuclear weapons” because they did not understand its technical details.In a social media post on X, Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran had...

Seoul, March 12 – South Korea's National Assembly passed a special bill on Thursday regarding South Korea's USD 350 billion investment pledge to the United States under a trade deal between the two nations, about three months after the ruling party first introduced it.The bill was approved...

Washington, March 11 – President Donald Trump used an interview on the All-In Podcast from the Oval Office to showcase his redesign of the White House, defend his changes to the Rose Garden, announce plans for a new ballroom, and quickly pivot to a broader pitch on tariffs, artificial...

Amaravati, March 11 – The government of Andhra Pradesh has asked aqua farmers in the state not to panic about the impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on the aquaculture sector.State Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu has advised shrimp...

New Delhi, March 11 – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the country is facing difficult times due to a severe shortage of LPG, which will only worsen with the deepening crisis in West Asia, and blamed the Narendra Modi government's "weak and subservient" foreign...

Washington, March 11 – A new report by Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has warned that President Donald Trump’s policies have weakened the United States in its strategic rivalry with China, arguing that trade wars, cuts to foreign assistance, and strained alliances...

Washington, March 10 – US tariffs imposed on India in 2025 triggered a "crisis of trust" between the two countries and slowed momentum in the Quad partnership, according to a report released by Democratic members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.The report states that the steep...

New Delhi, March 10 The government is studying all tariff-related developments in the US to assess their implications and remains engaged with the United States, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada...

In Kalaburagi, Karnataka, on March 8, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge stated that US President Donald Trump is a "dictator" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is his "slave," criticizing the BJP-led government over its stance on the ongoing Middle Eastern crisis, trade deals with the USA, and...