US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that India has been “a bit recalcitrant” in discussions with the United States, with several large trade pacts still waiting to be completed, including with Switzerland and India. In an interaction with Fox Business Network, Bessent expressed hope that the Donald Trump 2.0 administration would complete its…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, head of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, said on Monday that if a meeting with Russia is followed by one with Ukraine, then the additional 25 per cent US tariff imposed on India will be removed, according to news agency ANI. He was referring to US President Donald Trump’s recent…
The central government is set to brief the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Monday about developments in the country’s foreign policy, covering aspects such as the potential impact and the steps undertaken to counter the recent changes in US trade policy as well as US-India trade negotiations. The briefing is scheduled to start…