‘Trade deficits distinct from BOP deficits’: Gita Gopinath backs Neal Katyal on Trump’s 15% tariff move

[ad_1] Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath has backed Indian-American lawyer Neal Katyal in questioning US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 15 per cent global tariff.Responding to Katyal’s post on X, Gopinath supported his argument that trade deficits and balance-of-payments deficits are conceptually different, a distinction central to the legal debate over the […]

‘Trade deficits distinct from BOP deficits’: Gita Gopinath backs Neal Katyal on Trump’s 15% tariff move

[ad_1] Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath has backed Indian-American lawyer Neal Katyal in questioning US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 15 per cent global tariff.Responding to Katyal’s post on X, Gopinath supported his argument that trade deficits and balance-of-payments deficits are conceptually different, a distinction central to the legal debate over the […]

Indian-origin lawyer Neal Katyal won case for Osama bin Laden’s driver long before blocking Trump’s tariffs

[ad_1] Neal Katyal, the American lawyer credited with securing a major Supreme Court setback for US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, has a long record of high‑profile legal victories, including a Supreme Court case defending a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was once Osama bin Laden’s driver.55-year-old Katyal argued before the United States Supreme Court this […]

Who is Neal Katyal, the Indian-American legal eagle fighting Trump tariff case?

[ad_1] Neal Katyal (Image: Milbank LLP official website) An Indian-American son of immigrants from India took the lead role in the case challenging the imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump. It was the latest of many wins Neal Katyal has notched up in a stellar career, and he — and much of the […]