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India must rethink trade strategy as US pushes reciprocal tariffs

A systematic evaluation of all these measures, for almost 13,000 tariff lines traded by the US for each of its trade partners, seems like a near-impossible exercise to undertake

Opportunity trumps tariffs: Navigating the web of Trump's trade policies

In a world where Trump 2.0 is negative for most countries, the mixed impact of Mr Trump's tariff web could still make India a relative winner

Trump admin ramps up economic measures against China amid rising tensions

US-China trade war: China has strongly condemned Washington's actions, accusing the US of politicising and weaponising economic and trade relations

Trump to soon impose reciprocal tariffs on India, China; reiterates stance

US President Donald Trump has said that his administration will soon impose reciprocal tariffs on countries such as India and China, reiterating what he had said during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the US capital. Trump was speaking at the swearing-in of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday when he made the announcement, reiterating what he told Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week during the latter's visit to the US capital. We'll soon impose reciprocal tariffs because that means, they charge us, we charge them. Its very simple. Whatever a company or a country, such as let's say India or China or any of them, whatever they charge, we want to be fair ... so reciprocal. Reciprocal meaning, 'they charge us, we charge them', Trump said in Washington. We haven't done that, we have never done that. We are getting ready to do it, he added. Earlier on Tuesday, Fox News aired a joint television interview with Trump and billionaire Elon Musk when the president sai

'Nobody can argue with me': Trump on reciprocal tariff talks with PM Modi

India has some of the world's steepest tariffs on certain US imports, particularly in the automobile sector, where duties on foreign cars can reach up to 100 per cent

Statsguru: Are Indian tariffs truly 'top of the pack' as Trump claims?

Does India charge more than its peers in world trade?

Do Trump's reciprocal import tariffs violate WTO rules? An explainer

American President Donald Trump has announced imposing reciprocal tariffs on its major trading partners including China that levy higher import duties on goods shipped from the United States. He has already announced a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports, which will come into effect from March 12. While announcing the new tariff policy, the president has also spoken about how India is "right at the top of the pack" when it comes to tariffs. With all these countries being members of the global trade body World Trade Organisation (WTO), the decisions of the US may challenge the WTO principles. A list of Q & As (questions and answers) to explain the wider implications of the US move: Q. What is WTO? A. The 166-member Geneva-based WTO is a multilateral body which formulates rules for global trade and adjudicates disputes between the countries. Its main objective is to promote smooth, predictable and free flow of goods. Both India and the US have been members since ...

Trump's reciprocal tariffs: A US gamble that could disrupt global trade

India could reduce its tariffs to zero on these products in exchange for the U.S. doing the same, which would be an immediate benefit for India

Europe's pharma, car giants most at risk from Trump's tariff threats

Trump ordered his administration on Thursday to consider imposing reciprocal tariffs on a country-by-country basis

Tariffs, trade, terrorism: PM Modi, Prez Trump discuss key India-US issues

PM Modi said that illegal immigration is a global issue and India is ready to take back any 'verified' Indian living in the US illegally

US President Trump moves to impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as April

"India has more tariffs than nearly any other country," says US President Donald Trump

Best of BS Opinion: Quality of spending matters more than the quantum

From education to PSUs to advertising to tariffs, how we address the quality of spending matters as much as the quantum of it

Steel, pharma, chemicals: Top Indian sectors at risk of higher US tariffs

Countries that have free trade agreements with the US, such as Singapore and South Korea, are safer with respect to Trump's reciprocal tariff threat, analysts at Nomura said.

Will announce reciprocal tariffs over two days, says Donald Trump

When asked about potential retaliation from other nations over tariffs, US President Donald Trump responded, 'I don't mind'

India has 'enormously high' tariffs, says Trump's top economic adviser

Trump plans announce new 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the US on Monday, on top of existing metals duties, and reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday

Best of BS Opinion: How AI, trade, and immigration generate conflict

From the use of AI in the military, to its use to generate unrest, from illegal human trafficking leading to conflict between allies, our columns today deal with the idea conflict

Driven by US stockpiling, Canada posts first trade surplus in 10 months

The December trade surplus was at C$708 million ($496 million), compared with a revised deficit of C$986 million the prior month, helped by an 4.9 per cent growth in exports

Ahead of PM's US visit, govt to review tariff surcharges on over 30 items

In a bid to avoid President Donald Trump's growing tariff actions, India has already reduced average import tariff rates to 11 per cent from 13 per cent on several items in the latest Budget

Dollar holds ground as tariffs on China kick in but Euro, Yuan, AUD slide

Canadian dollar, Mexican peso down after Monday rebound

How to trade Crude oil amid Donald Trump's tariff threat? Strategy here

Oil price today: Crude oil prices clocked the biggest intraday rally in four months on Monday, driven on the news of 10 per cent tariffs imposed by Whitehouse on Canadian crude oil and products