Tokyo, Aug 7 (IANS) A fresh round of US tariffs under President Donald Trump’s administration took effect on Thursday, but differences have emerged between Washington and Tokyo over the interpretation of their bilateral trade agreement, particularly regarding the treatment of Japanese imports, the Japanese media reported.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday strongly advocated for a reciprocal tariff regime in response to US President Donald Trump's recent threat of imposing steep import duties on Indian goods, suggesting that New Delhi should consider a 50 per cent tariff on American imports if diplomatic negotiations with Washington fail to yield results.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Leaders across India's political spectrum on Thursday strongly reacted to US President Donald Trump's announcement of imposing a punitive 25 per cent tariff on India for continuing to buy oil from Russia -- a move that would raise total tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent.
Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League has sounded the alarm over the nation's worsening economic crisis, blaming the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for widespread financial distress, mass job losses, surging hunger, and the collapse of businesses and banking institutions.
Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League has strongly condemned and rejected the 'July Declaration' recently unveiled by the interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, describing it as a "malicious, politically motivated document."
Port Louis, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius Anurag Srivastava has officially handed over the first batch of 10 electric buses (e-buses) to Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in a significant boost to New Delhi-Port Louis development ties.
Vladivostok, Aug 7 (IANS) The aviation alert code for Klyuchevskoy Volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East has been raised from orange to red following intensified eruptive activity, local authorities said on Thursday.
Paris, Aug 7 (IANS) France is grappling with its largest wildfire in years, which erupted in the southern Mediterranean region near Spain, killing one person and injuring several others as it continues to spread rapidly.
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Washington and Moscow have made a "lot of progress" in working towards ending the Ukraine War and speculated the punitive tariff he imposed on India for buying Russian oil may have something to do with it.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met a delegation of young political leaders from Nepal in New Delhi on Wednesday as the two sides discussed close cooperation and deep people-to-people ties between both nations.
