Indian oil companies secure their first ever deal to import U.S. LPG into India

Indian oil companies secure their first ever deal to import U.S. LPG into India

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G India’s public-sector oil companies have successfully concluded a one-year deal to import liquified petroleum gas (LPG) from the U.S. Gulf coast, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday (November 17, 2025). In his post on X, Mr. Puri […]

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U.S. tariffs: Carpet industry demands special bailout package

U.S. tariffs: Carpet industry demands special bailout package

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: KK MUSTAFAH The carpet industry has urged the central government for a special bailout package for the exporters in this sector, especially in Bhadohi, as a cushion against the impact of 50% tariff imposed by the U.S. All India Carpet Manufacturers Association (AICMA) and the Carpet […]

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Trump rules out trade talks with India amid tariff dispute

Trump rules out trade talks with India amid tariff dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on August 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has said there will be no trade negotiations with India until a dispute over tariffs is resolved, following his administration’s decision to double tariffs on Indian imports. When pressed by ANI […]

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Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, unless companies build in U.S.

Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, unless companies build in U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, raising the spectre of higher prices for electronics, autos, household appliances and other essential products dependent on the processors powering the digital age. “We will be putting a tariff of approximately 100% on chips and semiconductors,” Mr. Trump […]

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How will Trump’s tariffs impact India? | Explained

How will Trump’s tariffs impact India? | Explained

The story so far: On July 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports from India “plus a penalty”. While this puts to rest months of speculation over what the tariffs would be on Indian imports into the U.S., it opens up fresh uncertainties with respect to a potential bilateral trade agreement between […]

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Trump slams India and Russia as dead economies in fresh attack on Truth Social

Trump slams India and Russia as dead economies in fresh attack on Truth Social

File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after announcing 25% tariff rate on India in addition to an unspecified “penalty” tariff for India purchasing Russian energy and arms, US President Donald Trump has dubbed both the nations as “dead economies”. Launching a fresh attack on social platform Truth Social, […]

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Trump suggests India offered to drop tariffs to zero on U.S. goods

Trump suggests India offered to drop tariffs to zero on U.S. goods

Mr. Trump made the comments during a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar [File] | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump has suggested that India has offered to drop tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, something not immediately acknowledged by New Delhi. Mr. Trump made the comments during a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar, on his […]

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