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"Unnecessary strain on trade environment": EY's Trade Policy Leader on US's additional 25% tariff on India

Aug 06, 2025

"It is disappointing to see additional tariffs being announced at a time when we are actively working towards resolving the earlier differences and to strengthen our trade relationship through a trade agreement. Announcing another 25% tariff places unnecessary strain on the trade environment," Sen stated in a statement.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Source: Reuters)

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with bipartisan delegation from US House of Representatives intelligence committee

Aug 06, 2025
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GTRI calls US's additional tariff on India "hypocritical", overlooking Russia's trade with EU, China

Aug 06, 2025
Former diplomat Anil Trigunayat (Photo/ANI)

Trump driven by certain kind of personal antagonism: Former diplomat on additional 25% US tariff on India

Aug 06, 2025
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra (Photo/X@anandmahindra)

"Radically improve ease of doing business, unleash power of tourism as forex engine": Anand Mahindra's 2 strong steps to counter US tariffs

Aug 06, 2025
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Bangladesh Chief Adviser Office writes to the Election Commission for organising national polls

Aug 06, 2025
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Human Rights Watch urges UN action as global inaction fuels Taliban rights abuses in Afghanistan

Aug 06, 2025
US special envoy Steve Witkoff meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on the Ukraine conflict ahead of the White House ceasefire deadline (Photo/Reuters)

US envoy holds "useful and constructive" talks with Putin

Aug 06, 2025

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"Unfair, unjustified and unreasonable": India on additional US tariffs, says will take "actions" to protect national interests

Aug 06, 2025

"We reiterate that these actions are unfair, unjustified and unreasonable. India will take all actions necessary to protect its national interests," the MEA said.
India's Amardeep Singh Bhatia and Russia's Alexey Gruzdev co-chair the 11th Session on Modernisation and Industrial Cooperation in New Delhi (Photo/PIB)

India, Russia sign protocol to deepen industrial and technological cooperation

Aug 06, 2025

Key focus areas included cooperation in aerospace science and technology, including the establishment of a modernised wind tunnel facility, production of small aircraft piston engines, and joint development in carbon fibre technology, additive manufacturing, and 3D printing. Both sides also explored opportunities in rare earth and critical minerals extraction, underground coal gasification, and the creation of modern industrial infrastructure.
Nepal's Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya (Screengrab/ Nepal House of Representatives)

Nepal law minister denies any move to legalise polygamy amid criticism over draft proposal

Aug 06, 2025

Nepal's Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, on Wednesday assured lawmakers that no bill, including those relating to polygamy, will be presented in Parliament.
EAM Jaishankar meets young Nepalese leaders (X/@DrSJaishankar)

EAM Jaishankar meets young Nepalese leaders; highlights strong India-Nepal ties

Aug 06, 2025
Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr (Image: YouTube/@Narendra Modi)

"India can be proud of its spectacular rise under PM Modi's leadership": Philippines' President Marcos

Aug 06, 2025
US President Donald Trump (File Photo/Reuters)

Trump slaps additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports over Russian oil purchases

Aug 06, 2025
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Mass deportation of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan point to urgent need for employment, aid

Aug 06, 2025
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (File Photo/Reuters)

Boris Johnson urges US, Western countries to stand with Taiwan

Aug 06, 2025
Afghan girls play in a school courtyard in Kabul, Afghanistan (File Photo/Reuters)

Indonesia contributes USD 3.5 million to WFP for Afghan school feeding initiative

Aug 06, 2025
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UNHCR raises alarm over Pakistan's forced repatriation of Afghan refugees

Aug 06, 2025
People offer prayers at the cenotaph for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan (Photo/Reuters)

Japan: Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing with global call for nuclear disarmament

Aug 06, 2025
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Beijing's growing influence, suppression of academic freedom in UK Universities: Report

Aug 06, 2025
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Kmart faces Federal Court action over alleged links to Uyghur Forced Labour in supply chains

Aug 06, 2025
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik (Photo/Reuters)

Bosnia's election body removes separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik from office

Aug 06, 2025
Uyghur groups welcome U.S. Bill to sanction perpetrators of ongoing genocide in China (Image: X/@CUyghurs)

Uyghur groups welcome US Bill to sanction perpetrators of ongoing genocide in China

Aug 06, 2025
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Pakistan falls short of 3 key IMF targets, missing revenue benchmarks for $7 billion bailout package's 2nd review

Aug 06, 2025
A school of fish swims above a staghorn coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Australia (File Photo/Reuters)

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread coral bleaching on record

Aug 06, 2025
Chinese Foreign Ministry (Photo/@SpoxCHN_LinJian)

China expresses concern over "third party" presence in South China Sea after India-Philippines joint exercise

Aug 06, 2025