Medicine import tariffs may go up to 250 pc: Trump

IANS | August 5, 2025 7:16 PM

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that upcoming tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals could eventually rise as high as 250 per cent, as part of his push to bring drug manufacturing back to the United States.

Philippines President lauds India's expanding defence footprint, Brahmos project

IANS | August 5, 2025 3:51 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed readiness to work with India towards a free and open Indo-Pacific while expressing satisfaction over the rapid pace of the Philippines ongoing defence modernization and the expanding capabilities and footprint of India's indigenous defence industry as a partner in this undertaking that is exemplified by the Brahmos project.

India involved in US trade deal discussions to ensure fairness, national security: Ministers

IANS | August 5, 2025 2:39 PM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump threatened hefty tariffs, India remains actively involved in the discussions on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), which aims at expanding trade and investment and deepening the US-India trade relationship to promote growth that ensures fairness, national security and job creation -- especially in labour-intensive sector including agricultural products, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

India and Philippines friends by choice, partners by destiny: PM Modi

IANS | August 5, 2025 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Lauding ties between India and the Philippines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the two nations are "friends by choice and partners by destiny." He emphasised that while the diplomatic ties might be new, the cultural bond between the two nations exists from the ancient times and termed the Philippines' Ramayana Maharadia Lawana as a "living proof" of the centuries-old cultural ties.

India, Philippines conduct first bilateral maritime exercise, strengthen naval ties

IANS | August 5, 2025 2:22 PM

Manila, Aug 5 (IANS) The navies of India and the Philippines successfully conducted their first-ever bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) from August 3 to 4, showcasing advanced naval manoeuvres and underlining the growing security partnership between the two nations, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) stated.