trade agreements

Mumbai, February 22 – The month-long budget session, starting February 23, is expected to be contentious, with the opposition, Maha Vikas Aghadi, preparing to challenge the Mahayuti government on various fronts.The ruling Mahayuti alliance (BJP, Shiv Sena-Shinde, and NCP-Sunetra Pawar) views...

Economists and business leaders in Bangladesh have urged the government to re-evaluate its recently signed trade agreement with the United States, following the US Supreme Court's ruling on Friday that Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs were illegal. The debate intensified after the US Supreme...

Washington, February 22 – US President Donald Trump has raised a newly imposed global tariff to 15 percent, invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. This move escalates his trade offensive a day after the US Supreme Court struck down much of his...

India and Brazil have set an ambitious target to increase their bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2030, up from the previous target of $20 billion. P Kumaran, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, announced that this decision was made during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula...

New York, February 22 – US President Donald Trump said that he would raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent worldwide duty following a ruling by the Supreme Court."As President of the United States of America, I will, effective immediately, raise the...

New York/Washington, February 21 US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is raising, effective immediately, worldwide tariff rates on countries from 10 per cent to the “legally tested” 15 per cent.The US president also criticised Friday's Supreme Court ruling that had invalidated the...

New Delhi, February 21 Reducing the US's reciprocal tariff on India from 25 per cent to 10 per cent will significantly improve the competitiveness of labor-intensive sectors in the US, such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, engineering, textiles, and jewelry.This is a major setback for US...

New Delhi, February 21 India is working to expand the preferential trade agreement with the South American trade bloc, Mercosur, to further promote trade and investment between the two regions, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.Mercosur is a trade bloc in Latin...

FGN12 US-INDIA-TARIFFIndia faces lower tariff rate of 10% as Trump issues proclamation on new leviesNew York/Washington: India now faces a lower tariff rate of 10 per cent, down from 18 per cent, after US President Donald Trump announced a new global levy on items imported into America in...

New Delhi, February 21 The Indian government is examining the developments regarding US tariffs and their implications, the Commerce Ministry said on Saturday."We have noted the US Supreme Court's judgment on tariffs yesterday (Friday). US President Donald Trump has also addressed a press...

New Delhi, February 21 – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for urgent reforms of the United Nations, particularly the UN Security Council (UNSC), while backing both India and Brazil as permanent members.Addressing the media following extensive talks with Prime Minister...

New Delhi, February 21 – Indian opposition leaders on Saturday welcomed the decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn the tariffs imposed during the tenure of US President Donald Trump, calling the verdict significant for global trade and a rule-based economic order.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP...

New Delhi, February 21 India and Brazil on Saturday set a bilateral trade target of over USD 20 billion in the next five years, following extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, focusing on critical minerals and security.Modi...

Seoul, February 21 – Rival parties in South Korea confirmed on Saturday that they would proceed with the remaining procedures to process legislation related to South Korea's investment pledges to the United States, as planned, regardless of the recent ruling on President Donald Trump's sweeping...

New Delhi, Feb 21 India will now face a lower reciprocal tariff of 10 percent, down from 25 percent, after US President Donald Trump announced a new global levy on items imported into America in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict against his sweeping duties on several nations.A...

Berlin, February 21 – Several major German business groups have welcomed a US Supreme Court ruling against President Donald Trump's tariff policy but have warned that uncertainty for companies persists."Even after today's ruling, although it may become more difficult for the United States to...

February 21, New Delhi – U.S. President Donald Trump imposed an additional 10% tariff on imports into the United States following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that struck down many of his sweeping and often arbitrary duties.In a post on Truth Social, President Trump stated, “It is a great...

New Delhi, February 21 With the US Supreme Court overturning President Donald Trump’s global tariffs and Washington issuing a new order imposing a temporary 10 per cent import surcharge, Indian goods will now face only a 10 per cent reciprocal levy from February 24, trade experts and exporters...

New York/Washington, February 21 India now faces a lower tariff rate of 10 percent, down from 18 percent, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new global levy on goods imported into America in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling against his sweeping tariffs.In a proclamation...

Washington, February 21 – US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the Trump administration will continue to implement the President’s trade agenda despite the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the use of emergency tariff powers, emphasizing that alternative legal tools are already being...