Diwali Duty Cuts Put India in a Tight Spot Amid Trump’s Tariff Warning

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently promised 1.4 billion consumers a Diwali gift of lower GST, in order to soften the blow in case President Donald Trump decides to go ahead with his threats of doubling tariffs on India this week.But this decision poses its own set of chall Read More

India’s City Gas Network Now Covers Nearly Entire Country,Now Covers Nearly Entire Country, PNGRB Pushes States for Policy Support

India’s City Gas Distribution (CGD) network has now expanded to 307 Geographical Areas (GAs), reaching close to 100 per cent of the country’s landmass, excluding islands, and covering nearly 784 districts across 34 states and Union Territories, according to the Petroleum and Natu Read More

How Will 50% US Tariffs Impact Indian Exports To United States? Key Details

The US-India bilateral trade relations has taken a major blow after 50 per cent tariffs came into effect on Indian goods on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.The additional US tariffs imposed where as a result of India’s continued crude oil purchase from Russian oil after tariff on many Read More

Banks Holiday: Will Banks Remain Closed Or Open On Ganesh Chaturthi?

Banks will remain shut acrosss select parts of the country in observance of the first day of Ganesh Chaturthi August 27th, to celebrate the birth of Lord Ganesh.  The banks will remain closed on August 27, 2025 in Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmed Read More

What To Expect When Xi, Putin, And PM Modi Meet At SCO Summit 2025 Amid Trump’s Tariffs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is entering one of his most delicate phases of foreign policy as he prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this week.The timing is crucial because Read More

Ex-Foreign Sec Shringla Pins Hopes On “Mutually Beneficial” FTA With US Amid 50% Levy – Here’s Why

Ex-Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla continues to pin hope on a “satisfactory mutually beneficial” FTA with the US after the latter imposed a fresh tranche of tariffs on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, taking the total levy to 50 per cent. “We have the most Read More

Trump’s 50% Tariffs Take Effect: India Targets $1 Billion GE Deal To Fuel Tejas LCA

US Tariffs I Defence Sector:  While the second tranche of 25 per cent US tariffs kicked in today, India and the United States are inching closer to finalise a USD 1 billion deal to procure 113 additional GE-404 engines from defence major General Electric for its Tejas Light Comba Read More

From Trade Deal To Tariff War: How US-India Talks Collapsed As Trump Doubled Duties To 50% – Full Timeline

New Delhi: The United States has doubled tariffs on Indian goods to as much as 50%, escalating trade tensions between the two strategic partners after months of failed negotiations.The move, effective from August 27, 2025, highlights how a relationship once seen as ripe for a lan Read More

Trump’s Order On 50% Tariffs For Indian Imports Now In Force

The 50 per cent tariffs on imports from India to the United States came into effect on Wednesday. This follows the draft notice published by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that stated that the order would come in effect from August 27.According to the notice, the ad Read More

“PM Modi, Trump have close partnership, hopeful will find a way of concluding FTA with US,” says former FS Harsh Shringla as 50% tariff kicks in

Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla remains hopeful that India will be able to conclude a “satisfactory mutually beneficial” Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US as 50 per cent tariffs kick in on Wednesday, highlighting the “close and special part Read More