Trade analysts are urging Bangladesh and India to urgently reopen key land trade routes, saying current restrictions have increased costs for exporters and disrupted supply chains. Indian restrictions have forced Bangladeshi goods to reroute through Chattogram Port, raising freight and logistics expenses by an estimated 25 percent, according to industry estimates. The added costs have […]
India’s clean electricity output has surged by 20% in the first half of 2025, reaching a record 236 terawatt hours, according to Ember data. Renewables, hydro, and nuclear power together provided a quarter of India’s electricity mix, up from 21% a year earlier, and are expected to exceed 30% during July–September. Strong gains in wind […]
India confirmed Tuesday it is negotiating a bilateral trade pact with the United States after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs. Washington recently levied a 50% surcharge on Indian goods, including a 25% penalty for New Delhi’s refusal to stop buying Russian oil. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said talks were underway but described the measures […]
President Donald Trump’s latest criticism of India centers on what he calls an unfair trade imbalance. U.S. trade data shows India consistently exports nearly twice as much to the United States as it imports. In 2024, U.S. exports to India totaled $41.5 billion, while imports reached $87.3 billion, leaving a $45.8 billion trade deficit. The […]
President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs of up to 200% on imported pharmaceuticals could deal a heavy blow to India, the world’s largest supplier of generic medicines. India accounts for 40% of generics consumed in the United States and operates the most USFDA-approved plants outside America. The U.S. imported $12.3 billion worth of Indian […]
Facing mounting tariffs and sharp rhetoric from Washington, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered a different message this week: India has powerful partners and won’t be isolated. At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China, Modi clasped hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a show of unity. Xi blasted […]
China Plus One, the much-touted strategy that cast India as the world’s alternative factory floor, is dead. It was struck down by President Donald Trump’s sudden 50 percent tariffs on Indian exports, a move that landed like economic war. Born from the global need to hedge against China, it won support from financiers and executives […]
Is Donald Trump deliberately trying to destabilize India? Some recent comments from his aides, especially references to caste and class, have raised alarms. But the suggestion that the U.S. president is pursuing a calculated strategy to sow chaos in India seems far-fetched. Trump has long favored blunt rhetoric and public pressure to advance his goals, […]
India sells roughly twice as much to America as it buys, exporting $87 billion in goods in 2024 while importing just $41 billion. That $46 billion deficit has become President Donald Trump’s rallying cry, prompting 50 percent tariffs on Indian products and accusations of an unfair, “one-sided” relationship. The move is central to Trump’s “America […]
President Donald Trump on Monday called the U.S. trade relationship with India “very one-sided,” saying New Delhi has offered to cut tariffs on American goods to zero but “too late.” Trump, who recently imposed tariffs as high as 50 percent on Indian imports, also criticized India’s reliance on Russian oil and weapons. “India buys most […]
