Give The Bully An Inch, He Will Take A Mile’; Chinese Ambassador Slams Trump Over 50% Tariffs On India

The recent imposition of a 50% tariff by the US on Indian imports has led to a significant deterioration in India-US trade relations and the collapse of trade deal negotiations that had been underway.The talks, initially expected to conclude successfully, fell through after five rounds due mainly to disagreements over opening India’s vast agricultural and dairy sectors to US products and India’s

August 8, 2025
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Donald Trump Rules Out Trade Talks With India Amid Tariff Dispute

US President Donald Trump has ruled out any trade negotiations with India until a dispute over tariffs is resolved, following the Trump administration’s decision to double tariffs on Indian goods from 25% to 50%.The White House issued an Executive Order imposing an additional 25 percentage points in tariffs on Indian imports, citing national security and foreign policy concerns specifically

August 8, 2025
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Ajit Doval Meets Russia’s Security Chief, Talks On Strengthening Strategic Ties

Ajit Doval, India’s National Security Adviser, visited Moscow on August 7,
2025, for high-level discussions with top Russian officials, including the
Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Sergey Shoigu, and Russian President
Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.

These meetings underpin the ongoing efforts by both nations to deepen their
"special and privileged strategic partnership,"

August 8, 2025
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The Deteriorating US-India Defence Partnership: Trump’s Tariffs Challenge Strategic Cooperation

The US-India defence relationship, once hailed as a cornerstone of 21st-century strategic cooperation, has entered its most turbulent period since diplomatic ties were established. President Donald Trump’s imposition of escalating tariffs on India—now reaching 50% combined with an additional penalty for Russian oil purchases—has fundamentally disrupted what was previously considered a mutually

August 7, 2025
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Putin To Visit India This Year As Trump Targets Nations Over Russian Oil

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India later this year, likely by the end of 2025, with dates almost finalised according to Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval during his visit to Moscow.Though the exact timing is not officially confirmed, the visit will be a significant event amid escalating tensions between New Delhi and Washington, driven largely by India’s

August 7, 2025
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New Dam Project May Weaponize Water Flow To China’s Advantage: Report

The Yarlung Zangbo dam project by China, which will surpass the Three Gorges Dam with a capacity of around 70 gigawatts, is a massive hydropower endeavour located in Tibet on the upper Brahmaputra river.This project has raised significant geopolitical concerns because it gives China strategic control over the river water that flows downstream into India and Bangladesh, affecting millions of

August 7, 2025
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‘Don’t Want To Get To A Point Where We Hurt Ourselves,’ White House On 50% Tariffs On India, China

The United States, under the Trump administration, has imposed 50 percent tariffs on both Chinese and Indian goods, but with very different rationales and implications for each country. White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro clarified that while tariffs on China have been reciprocal and primarily trade-focused, the tariffs on India are driven by national security concerns, specifically

August 7, 2025
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‘Damaging Impact This Could Have On US-India Relationship’: Foreign Expert Michael Kugelman On Additional Tariffs On India

The imposition of an additional 25 percent tariff by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, effectively raising the total tariffs on Indian exports to the US to 50 percent, signals the worst crisis in US-India relations in the past two decades according to foreign experts like South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman.This escalation stems primarily from India’s continued imports of Russian oil,

August 7, 2025
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