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Cotton duty cut shows Modi’s succumbing to Trump’s tariff pressure

The cotton duty slash, hailed in Washington, has sparked outrage in India’s farm belt over Modi’s retreat.

August 26, 2025
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Modi’s succumbing to Trump’s tariff pressure and threats favours textile lobbies over India’s 6m cotton farmers.

Alaska summit disappoints Modi; India’s suffers as Ukraine conflict drags on

As the Alaska summit and the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting brought no immediate end to the Ukraine conflict, Narendra Modi finds himself…

August 19, 2025
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Failure of the Alaska summit and the subsequent Trump-Zelenskyy meeting has placed Narendra Modi and his government in big trouble.

Trump’s additional 25% tariffs on India rattles its Russian oil strategy

Discount-laden Russian crude greases the wheels of India’s refinery boom—but Trump’s latest duties turn that advantage into a delicate balancing…

August 6, 2025
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Trump’s additional 25% tariffs on India rattles its Russian oil strategy

Peacemaker’s dilemma: How Trump’s Nobel nomination becomes Modi’s political nightmare

Trump lobbies for the Nobel Peace Prize while causing immense difficulties for Modi in India.

August 1, 2025
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Trump's bid for the Nobel Peace Prize has caused tremendous inconvenience for Modi amid the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament.

The ‘friend’ who wasn’t: How Trump’s 25% tariff exposed Modi’s diplomatic delusions

While Modi hailed their purported "friendship", Trump's 25% tariff on India shows there is none.

July 30, 2025
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Trump's 25% tariff announcement on India, despite Modi's subservience, proves that talks of personal chemistry in diplomacy are delusional.

China-US trade meet in Stockholm may help building bridge

The recently-concluded China-US trade talks hold potentials to rebuild the bridges that Donald Trump and his predecessor had tried burning.

July 29, 2025
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China-US trade deal marks Trump’s retreat from high-decibel trade war

A China-US trade deal gets finalised in Geneva, exemplifying the fact that the US can't antagonise China in the present…

May 12, 2025
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After a lot of hullabaloo, Donald Trump retreats from his confrontational stance as a China-US trade deal gets finalised in Geneva.

Dislocated diplomacy: What’s behind JD Vance’s India tour?

Is JD Vance's India tour a crucial one for India-US relations, especially in view of the ongoing bilateral trade talks?

April 23, 2025
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What's the real reason behind US Vice President JD Vance's India tour? Is it a crucial one for India-US relations at this crucial period?

Amid Trump’s tariffs, China offers zero-tariff plan to 43 least-developed countries

While the US imposes tariffs on China, Beijing's zero-tariff policy for 43 least-developed countries play a positive role for the…

April 15, 2025
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While Trump threatens with high tariffs, China uses a zero-tariff plan for over 40 least-developed countries in the Global South.

Xi’s Vietnam visit showcases growing China-Vietnam ties amid Trump’s tariffs

As American tariffs reshape global trade, Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam reveals Beijing's strategy to maintain export growth

April 12, 2025
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Xi's Vietnam visit indicates that China has been carefully manoeuvring the 145% tariffs imposed by Trump administration to hurt its exports.

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