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Goldman Sachs lowers India GDP forecast after 50% tariff
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Goldman Sachs in its revised outlook on Thursday lowered India’s real GDP growth projection marginally by 0.1 percentage pointed for calendar year 2025 to 6.5% and by 0.2 percentage point for 2026 to 6.4%…
Tharoor says India must impose 50% tariff on American exports as retaliation
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday urges India to impose a 50% tariff on US exports in response to Donald Trump’s steep trade hike on Indian goods, calling for a firm retaliatory stance.
Tharoor reacted to…
WH trade adviser says “Don’t want to get to a point where we hurt ourselves,” on 50% tariffs on…
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday has said that the US already has 50 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, similar to India, but the reasoning behind them is starkly different, according to…
Trump says “Billions now pouring into US” 1st wave of India tariffs takes effect
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON- US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that ‘billions of dollars’ are now flowing into America after the first round of U.S. tariffs on Indian imports has taken effect, with the duties rising trade…
The Lock Net: How China Silently Rewrites Internet Rules
Poonam Sharma
With a hyperconnected world, where the internet is viewed as a wild and borderless frontier, China has succeeded in creating a paradoxical system—a global yet deeply national internet, porous yet closed, fast-changing yet…
The New Era of India’s Economic Sovereignty”
Poonam Sharma
In recent years, India has been confronting pressures from abroad, especially from America, in terms of its economic policies and trade with other nations. America has criticized India's policies, but one needs to keep in mind…
Trade Trouble: Trump’s Tariffs Rattle Bharat’s Economic Ambitions
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 7th August: Bharat is caught in a difficult bind. President Donald Trump’s latest 25% tariffs—and the threat of penalties over Bharat’s ongoing purchases of Russian oil—are not just an economic irritant; they…
PHDCCI says Trump 50% tariff to hit $8.1B of India exports, overall impact manageable
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday said that the Trump tariff will affect $8.1 billion worth of India’s exports to the US, the overall impact on India’s economy remains manageable.
In a…
State Department declines to comment on India’s response to Trump’s tariff threat
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Wednesday refused to comment on India’s reactions to President Donald Trump’s threats to impose punitive tariffs for buying Russian oil.
She said, “I will not…
Trump says ‘no idea’ on US imports of Russia chemicals, fertilizers
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that he had no knowledge that the United States imports Russian Chemicals and fertilizers.
The rebuttal came after India claimed that US continues to import from…