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Trump’s Trade Adviser Targets India Over Russian Oil
Trump adviser Peter Navarro brands India the “Maharaja of tariffs.”
Says 50% US duties on Indian goods will take effect next week; 25% punitive tranche from Aug 27.
Alleges India’s Russian oil share rose from ~1% pre-2022 to ~35%;…
“Perplexed at Logic”: Jaishankar Hits Back at US Tariffs
Jaishankar calls US tariff logic “perplexing” during Moscow visit.
India slapped with 50% duties over Russian oil imports.
US spares China, EU—both larger buyers of Russian energy.
India insists purchases are sovereign,…
China Backs India Against US Tariffs, Calls Washington a “Bully”
Chinese envoy calls US a “bully” for imposing tariffs.
Xu Feihong: China will “firmly stand with India” against Washington’s trade pressure.
Stresses India-China cooperation as engines of Asia’s growth.
Promises greater market…
Trump’s 50% Tariffs on India Draw Fire
Trump threatens 25% extra tariff on India’s Russian oil trade
India now faces total 50% US import duty
Nikki Haley calls tariffs a “strategic disaster”
Zakaria says move undoes decades of diplomacy
GG News Bureau
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U.S. Bankruptcies Surge to Pandemic-Era Highs
GG News Bureau
Washington ,16th August -The U.S. corporate landscape has entered a turbulent stretch. In July 2025, 71 large American companies filed for bankruptcy—the highest monthly figure since the pandemic year of 2020. This surge…
Trump–Putin Alaska Summit: Talks Fail to Yield Breakthrough
Poonam Sharma
The highly anticipated weekend summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday was largely regarded as a bid to draw a roadmap toward ending the long-brewing Ukraine war.…
Indo-US Warmth: Bridging the Diplomatic Gap
Nanda B Shandilya
The Indo-US partnership, erstwhile hailed as a model for 21st-century diplomacy, has reached a tricky moment. During the past decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former U.S. President Donald Trump developed a…
Trump–Putin in Anchorage: Deal vs. History
Poonam Sharma
When Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump sat together in Anchorage this week, the image itself was dramatic. A Cold War-era military outpost in Alaska, snow-covered peaks on the horizon, and two men whose ideologies are as far…
Putin-Trump 15 August Meeting on the Ukraine Divide ?
Poonam Sharma
The scheduled meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and ex-U.S. President Donald Trump on 15 August is against the backdrop of one of the most polarizing geopolitical conflicts of the decade—the war in Ukraine. For…
Trump’s tariffs expose US strategy ,India grows stronger self-reliant
As Trump’s 25% tariff hammer slams Indian exports, Washington’s message is clear: "Submit or suffer." But this isn’t about trade deficits or "national security." I believe it’s a raw power play to fracture India’s strategic autonomy, and…