New Delhi faces a difficult choice between attempting to ease tariffs through diplomatic channels or imposing counter-tariffs on U.S. goods. Source linkContinue Reading
One of the few areas of agreement between the Trump and Biden administrations has been the so-called India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), with both outgoing Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti and President Donald Trump endorsing the project earlier this year. Such endorsements came at a time when India, a majorContinue Reading
There has been a flurry of recent diplomatic activity between India and the West. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in France and the United States earlier this month; this week India and the U.K. resumed free trade negotiations; and Donald Trump is scheduled to visit India later this yearContinue Reading
To fulfill one of his major electoral agendas of providing cheap oil (“drill baby drill”), in his inaugural speech U.S. President Donald Trump argued for increasing the domestic production of crude oil and utilizing it to spur prosperity in the U.S. economy. His message of promoting carbon-intensive fossil fuels isContinue Reading
The Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda is in full swing. Shortly after taking charge, U.S. President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on the United States’ three largest trading partners: Mexico, Canada, and China. Although tariffs on Mexico and Canada have been paused, those on Chinese imports have come intoContinue Reading
