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"Far better to be recalcitrant than to be tractable": Shashi Tharoor takes
Updated : 7 months ago IST
"I hear some people are accusing India of being 'recalcitrant'. I say, far better to be recalcitrant, than to be tractable, submissive or acquiescent to injustice," Tharoor posted on X.
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India "a bit recalcitrant", says US Treasury Secretary on trade talks amid
Updated : 7 months ago IST
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday (local time) stated that India has been headstrong in their trade negotiations with the US, noting that New Delhi has been "a bit recalcitrant", days after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff, citing the count
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India has not been a great global actor: US Treasury Secy
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has blamed India for "slow-rolling things" in the talks for a Free Trade Agreement and said "the whole trade team has been frustrated with them".
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Shipbuilding key to US-Korea tariff talks, last week to negotiate the deal
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
As the deadline for US-Korea trade negotiations approaches on August 1, Seoul is making all efforts to finalise a tariff agreement with Washington, reports Korea Herald.
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"The negotiation is still underway," Taiwan's Minister as US tariff deadli
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Kuo Jyh-huei, on Monday said the negotiations on the tariff between the United States and Taiwan, is still going on reports Focus Taiwan.
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US imposes new sanctions on Iranian oil exports post-ceasefire with Israel
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"Iran's behaviour has left it decimated. While it has had every opportunity to choose peace, its leaders have chosen extremism... Treasury will continue to target Tehran's revenue sources and intensify economic pressure to disrupt the regime's access to the financial resources that fuel its
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US has deal with China but we were straightening out some of points": Trum
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters at the White House, he stated that Xi Jinping invited him to China and he has accepted the invitation. He mentioned that he has also invited Xi to the US.
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US announces trade deal with China in Geneva
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said that there was substantial progress between the parties.
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US and China hold 10-hour tariff talks in Geneva, to resume on Sunday
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
There was no immediate indication whether any progress was made on Saturday during the more than 10-hour meeting between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Switzerland.
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US, China kick off crucial trade talks in Geneva
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The United States and China have started trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland, CNN reported, citing Chinese state media.
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Trump suggests 80 per cent tariff on China ahead of trade talks
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
President Donald Trump has indicated that he is open to significantly reducing the United States' existing 145 per cent tariff on Chinese goods ahead of upcoming trade negotiations between the two nations.
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US, Ukraine sign rare earth minerals deal
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Since President Donald Trump assumed office in January, the US and Ukraine have been trying to sign an agreement on natural resources.
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