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Uncertainties over US deal & India’s challenge

New uncertainties over US trade deal and India’s challenge

March 18, 2026 6:12 am

While the 18 per cent tariff rate had meant that India was placed favourably compared to some of its competitors, post the US court ruling, that relative advantage has disappeared

With a legal cloud over Trump’s tariffs, countries must rethink trade deals

March 11, 2026 12:33 am

For the world and India, the lesson is clear: Until US trade policy regains legal certainty and durability, committing to sweeping concessions risks trading strategic autonomy for benefits that may vanish overnight.

Rahul Gandhi in Barnala indo-us trade deal

PM Modi signed 'death warrant' of farmers, small traders with Indo-US trade deal: Rahul Gandhi

March 01, 2026 12:02 pm

The US released 35 lakh "Epstein files in which the names of (industrialist) Anil Ambani and (Union minister) Hardeep Singh Puri figured", Gandhi alleged.

The forgotten story of Yankee merchants: America’s first trade connection with India

February 28, 2026 11:46 am

US trade with India began immediately after America’s independence from Britain in 1783, when American shipowners could trade directly with the East.

Post US SC ruling, openness must be India’s strategy

As Washington experiments with alternatives after Court's tariff ruling, India’s strategy should be openness and predictability

February 24, 2026 7:33 am

It is important to recognise what the court has — and has not — done. The ruling narrows one pathway for executive tariff action; it does not eliminate tariff authority. Tariffs imposed under Section 232 on steel and aluminium and under Section 301 for unfair trade practices remain unaffected. The ruling also leaves open a Pandora’s box of non-tariff tools — embargoes, licensing requirements, and transaction bans — that can be used to curtail trade

India trade deal talks rescheduled as US SC scraps Trump tariffs

India trade deal talks rescheduled as US Supreme Court scraps Trump tariffs

February 23, 2026 8:37 am

India and the US had agreed to a framework but were yet to officially sign the deal. Negotiators were expected to give legal shape to the agreement this week.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump lacked the power to impose sweeping global tariffs under emergency law. (Image generated using AI)

Trump Tariffs Supreme Court Verdict Highlights : India delays trade talks after US Supreme Court rejects Trump tariffs, report says

February 23, 2026 9:09 am

Trump Tariffs US Supreme Court verdict Highlights: US President Donald Trump has announced that he will raise global tariffs from 10% to 15% a day after the Supreme Court delivered verdict that struck down his sweeping tariffs.