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With Xi, 72, traveling abroad less - he skipped the recent G-20 leaders' summit in South Africa, for example - the impetus is on foreign leaders to subscribe to his home-court diplomacy
The president is floating price floors on imports - not just traditional percentage-based tariffs - to develop the supply chains for those materials that run through US-aligned nations
Updated On: Jan 15 2026 | 7:59 AM ISTThere's no shortage of forecasts for 2026, but 2025 shows why we should treat them with scepticism
Updated On: Jan 14 2026 | 10:20 PM ISTIndia's Russian fossil fuel imports fell sharply in December, pushing it to third place as Reliance and state refiners cut crude purchases amid sanctions and price caps
Updated On: Jan 13 2026 | 4:50 PM ISTExporters are keeping their fingers crossed on the impact of recent announcement made by US President Donald Trump that Washington will impose additional 25 per cent duty on countries trading with Iran. The exact impact of the additional tariff will be only known after a notification is issued by the Trump administration, said exporters. Indian exporters are already reeling under the impact of the steep 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the US. Trump has announced that any country doing business with Iran will have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on its trade with Washington, a move that could impact Tehran's major trading partners such as India, China and the UAE. Exporters' body FIEO on Tuesday said domestic firms are complying with all sanctions related to trade with Iran, but a clear clarification on Trump's announcement that countries trading with Iran may face a 25 per cent tariff would help asses the impact of the warning. The announcement by Trump could impact India-Iran trade ..