India, US close to interim pact easing trade barriers
22 May 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): India and the United States aim to announce an early harvest deal next month with both sides allowing greater market access to each other…
Piyush Goyal Meets US Counterpart to Discuss First Phase of Trade Deal
20 May 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal met with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick amid talks between India and the United States over a…
India’s First Retaliation Against Trump’s Tariffs: Proposes Duties on US Goods
13 May 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): India has proposed levies on some US goods to counter Washington’s duties on steel and aluminum, marking its first retaliation against President Donald Trump’s…
Rafale Maker Dassault Shares Plummet; China’s CAC Sees Stock Surge
13 May 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): The stock of Dassault Aviation, the maker of the Rafale jets, which were reportedly used by India during ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan, has dropped…
Mark Carney’s Burden: Trump, Trade & a New World Order
30 April 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Burea): Among Donald Trump’s many unintended achievements during his first hundred days back in the Oval Office, one stands out north of the 49th parallel:…
Beijing Takes Steps to Address India’s $100 Billion Trade Deficit Concerns
New Delhi, 12 April 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): Beijing has signalled its intention to address India’s concerns about a growing trade deficit that was estimated at a record $100 billion…
India-UK FTA and Investment Pact Talks Progressing Swiftly
10 April 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and United Kingdom chancellor of exchequer Rachel Reeves on Wednesday reiterated the commitment of the two governments to strengthen…
Why Trump Raised China Tariffs to 125% But Paused Elsewhere
US, 10 April 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on higher tariffs on trade partners, but raised duties on China to 125%.…
Trump’s Pharma Tariffs: Will Prescription Drug Prices Rise in the US?
April 9, 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): Americans are haunted by one question after President Donald Trump said he would be announcing major tariffs on the pharma sector: will medicines get…
EU Seeks Reduced Car Import Tariffs from India Amid Trump’s Trade Pressure
8 April 2025(Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): The European Union now wants India to get rid of tariffs on car imports under a long-pending trade deal, right after US President Donald Trump’s…