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Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?
China’s leader Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump this week, timing analysts said on Thursday was rare and significant as Beijing positions itself as a stable global power.…
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The best photo I’ve ever taken, according to 12 travel writers
This year marks 200 years since the world’s first photograph, a simple courtyard scene captured by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce at his estate in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, Burgundy.
To celebrate this great milestone, we asked 12 of our travel writers to dive i…
Agricultural giant Bunge reports weakest fourth-quarter results in seven years
A worldwide grain glut and North American trade tensions with China took a toll on agricultural giant Bunge Global SA BG-N, as it reported its weakest fourth-quarter results in seven years.…
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House passes bill to help Trump in his critical minerals race with China
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers moved Wednesday to codify several of President Trump’s executive orders aimed at expanding domestic mining on federal lands.
The lower chamber voted 224 to 195 to pass the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, which tasks Interio…
Irked over zero tariff on US apple imports, Himachal growers call for mass agitation
Apple accounts for nearly 80% of the state’s total fruit production and generates an annual income of around ?4,500 crore. The crop is the backbone of Himachal’s rural economy, directly and indirectly supporting 5–6 lakh families.…
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How BRICS Gives India Strategic Options
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Trade in today’s world is no longer a neutral economic tool. It has become a strategic weapon. Washington has increasingly used tariffs to advance political goals, including against partners it publicly calls allies.…
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India-US trade agreement slashes duties on key exports, boosts labor-intensive sectors
The India-US trade deal exempts Indian dairy and “sensitive” agriculture items from its ambit, provides for zero-duty access to over $40 billion worth of Indian goods, and reduces customs duties on labor-intensive Indian merchandise such as textiles, l…
India’s U.S. and EU trade deals: Who will gain
The trade pact between India and the U.S. — which will see tariffs on Indian exports lowered to 18% from 25% — comes less than a week after India reached a major free trade agreement with the EU.…
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India-US pact ‘father of all deals’, bilateral trade to reach USD 500 bn in a few years: Shringla
NEW DELHI, Feb 3 : Terming the India-US trade deal as “father of all deals”, nominated member Harsh Vardhan Shringla said in the Rajya Sabha that it will help double the trade between the two countries, and achieve the goal of USD 500 billion in the ne…
Deal with India will export more American farm products, help counter Russian aggression: US leaders
NEW YORK, Feb 3 : Top American leaders said the trade deal announced by US President Donald Trump with “close partner” India will export more farm products from America to the massive Indian market and the agreement will also help counter Russian aggre…