Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, Michael Kugelman said, "...Unfortunately, given just how the relationship has been developing in recent days, this new announcement is not all that surprising. The President has also appeared very committed to following through wi
While the initial duty becomes effective on August 7, the additional levy will come into effect after 21 days and will be imposed on all Indian goods imported into the US, except for goods already in transit or those meeting specific exemptions.
"Uranium, Palladium, there are various things they (US) are importing from Russia. There is, unfortunately, a certain double standard involved. They have given the Chinese a 90-day break, but the Chinese are importing far more Russian oil than we are. So clearly this has not been a partic
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the United States for imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on India for buying Russian oil, terming it "economic blackmail" to bully New Delhi into an unfair trade deal.
"Look, India and Russia have a very old relationship. And Russia is a trusted friend of ours. If we're importing oil from Russia, the reason for that is that we have to look at our oil security in our agriculture sector and transport sector. And it is not that we are doing it only through Ru
"I think he (Trump) is continuing on this irrational path. This is driven by a certain kind of personal antagonism, more than any reasonable negotiation, discussion or policy," Trigunayat told ANI.
As the US slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday said that the country is now paying a price for 11 years of "self-projection" done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his image.
"Two strong steps we can take today are: 1. Radically Improve Ease of Doing Business --India must go beyond incremental reform and create a genuinely effective single-window clearance system for all investment proposals. --While states control many investment regulations, we can begin wit
US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for "useful and constructive" talks on ending the Ukraine war, Al Jazeera reported. The meeting came ahead of President Trump's ceasefire deadline, with threats of sanctions if Russia refuses. Talks covered Ukraine and possible US-R
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey on Wednesday questioned the bond between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the United States slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports.