Trump's tariff heat on India
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India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters,
Heavy rains have triggered deadly floods and landslides across South Asia. With rivers overflowing, lives lost, and infrastructural damage, the crisis highlights the growing impact of climate change.
Narendra Modi, who’s been the prime minister for 11 years—a very powerful figure within India and a player on the national scene—he’s a center-right politician, if not, you know, unabashedly right-wing. So, he would be a natural partner for the United States under President Donald Trump. And they did have very close relations in the first term.
We explore why India is so confused by the Trump administration as U.S. tariff rates of 50 percent are set to take effect today.
India and China have agreed to explore demarcating their disputed border, a key move toward resolving decades-old territorial disputes as the neighbors look to recalibrate ties against the backdrop of strained India-US relations.
President Donald Trump made good on his threat to double tariffs charged on goods from India to 50%, a move that could endanger relations with one of America’s most important trading partners and send shockwaves to consumers.
Trump has navigated a rocky relationship with China, threatened higher tariffs on India, and awaits a crucial court decision, all of which will help determine U.S. trade policy.
Indian stock market losing its appeal to foreign investors as they shift to cheaper markets like Taiwan and South Korea, according to a Nomura report. Allocations to India have decreased while those to Hong Kong/China and Korea have increased,
While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional rivalry.
India has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into the territory of its geopolitical rival, China, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his first visit there in years.