India rejected NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's claim that PM Modi spoke to Russian President Putin after US tariffs, calling it "factually incorrect and entirely baseless." The MEA said no such talks occurred, urged NATO to act responsibly, and reaffirmed India's right to safeguard na
The Pharmaceutical companies and chemists in Shimla have begun implementing the revised GST night tariff on medicines, bringing much-needed relief to patients and the poor.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday termed Bharatiya Janata Party's foreign policy a "failure", blaming the government for the "suffering" of India's businesses and trade due to the tariffs imposed by the US.
Indian households are set to benefit from tax savings of up to 27 to 30 per cent under the new GST 2.0 regime, according to a report released by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (FICC
European countries are expected to face the most immediate and severe impact from the new U.S. tariffs on imported branded or patented pharmaceutical products, while India may remain less affected for now, according to a press release by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).
Speaking to reporters here, Pawar stated that it was India's responsibility to respond to decisions concerning the country in a dignified manner and to solely increase the use of swadeshi goods.
India's pharmaceutical exports are not expected to face a major impact following the recent announcement of a 100 per cent tariff on branded and patented pharmaceutical products by the US, said Sudarshan Jain, General Secretary of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA).
Americans will be the first to be affected, said Niranjan Hiranandani, Founder and Chairman of the Hiranandani Group on Friday, in response to U.S. President Donald J. Trump's announcement of a 100 per cent tariff on branded and patented pharmaceutical products.
Chairperson of the topmost Pharmaceutical company, Pharmexcil, which earns 40 - 50 per cent of its total revenues from the American market also said, "Generic drugs are not impacted".
The Sensex and Nifty opened in red on Friday as the Nifty 50 extended its losing streak, slipping below key levels for the fifth consecutive session. The index has already given up more than half of the 1,000-point rally it had witnessed since the August 29 lows.
The Indian pharmaceutical sector supplies over 50 per cent of global demand for various vaccines, 40 per cent of generic demand in the US and 25 per cent of all medicines in the UK. According to a government release, drug and pharmaceutical exports increased by 6.94 per cent from USD 2.35
Speaking to ANI, Associate Professor Paul Poast of the University of Chicago said, "US President Donald Trump loves tariffs. Going back to his first term, he labelled himself a tariff man. Going into this term, throughout the campaign, he kept bringing up tariffs as a policy that he was g