TOI correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration on Friday maintained that the “historic relationship” between India and the US is “consequential and far-reaching” despite taking punitive steps over trade issues that shaken and undermined ties. The upbeat message came from the State Department on the occasion of India’s Independence Day. While such statements are typically […]
Donald Trump spoke to Norwegian minister about tariff and Nobel Prize, reports claimed. President Donald Trump called Norway’s finance minister Jens Stoltenberg last month to discuss trade tariffs, POLITICO reported, citing Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv and called it a “cold call” to ask about his bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Several countries, including […]
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending a tariff truce with China by another 90 days, a White House official said on Monday with only hours to go before US tariffs on Chinese goods were due to snap back to triple-digit rates.The order followed a noncommittal answer by Trump to reporters as […]
Senator Lindsey Graham said Trump’s goal is to crush Russia’s customers, India, China and Brazil. Senator Lindsey Graham said every country buying Russian oil and keeping President Vladimir Putin’s war machine will have to pay a heavy price, like India. During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Graham said he played golf with President […]
Trump’s former NSA John Bolton said it’s a huge mistake for Trump to treat friends and foes alike on tariff. President Donald Trump’s former NSA John Bolton said Trump favoring China over India on trade is an enormous mistake and entirely counterproductive for America. In an opinion piece for The Hill, Bolton said the tariffs […]
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked John Bolton whether Peter Navarro’s explanation on 50% tariff on India was a good reply. CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins roasted Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro over the answer Navarro gave on why the president singled out India to impose additional tariff as India buys Russian oil while China also does […]
Made in US: A 24K gift for Trump, a tariff shield for Apple – Tim Cook plays the long game at Oval Office It was a remarkable day for US President Donald Trump at the White House as Apple CEO Tim Cook gifted him an American-made glass engraving. But it is Cook who walked out […]
US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Moscow (AP) US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Moscow on Wednesday for high-level meetings with Russian leadership, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s deadline to impose new sanctions on Russia over its continued military offensive in Ukraine, which is due on […]
US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: AP) In a major step towards easing trade tensions, the European Union announced on Tuesday that it will suspend its planned retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth 93 billion euros ($107 billion).The move follows a deal struck last month between US President […]
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