India and the United States recently held their 2+2 Inter-sessional Dialogue virtually, aimed at deepening their strategic partnership in a rapidly shifting global order.The talks took place at a time of underlying strain in bilateral economic ties, largely owing to tariff-related tensions that emerged under the Trump administration’s trade policies.Despite these frictions, both countries

Beginning August 27, India faces one of the most severe trade shocks in recent history, as the United States enforces a sweeping 50% tariff on a wide range of Indian products.This move comes on top of an already existing 25% punitive duty introduced earlier under the Trump administration, primarily as a retaliatory measure against India’s continued purchases of Russian crude oil and defence