bilateral relationship
India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement Nears Completion: Set to Address 50% Tariffs and Boost Trade Relations
Nov 18, 2025 02:19 am CST
The first phase of the India-US bilateral trade agreement is nearing completion, designed to address the 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration while resolving market access issues. The deal aims to more than double bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030 from the current $191 billion, with both countries working to balance their trade relationship despite current tensions over India's Russian oil purchases.
'My Friend Narendra...': Decoding Donald Trump's Midnight Birthday Wish For PM
Sep 17, 2025 05:45 pm CST
US President Donald Trump's late-night phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - ostensibly for his 75th birthday - has injected fresh momentum into a bilateral relationship battered by stand-offs over the 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports.
Opinion | 'TACO' Routine, And Other Explanations For Trump's Great India Meltdown
Jul 31, 2025 08:44 pm CST
Trump had already pushed the initial deadline for the tariffs from July to August, and another extension would further entrench the belief in the 'TACO' - 'Trump Always Chickens Out' - theory.
Opinion | Can India And China Be 'Frenemies'?
Jul 16, 2025 09:28 pm CST
The question that needs to be asked is, why did China risk a major conflict with India? What was the purpose? Was it to force India to come to the negotiating table, as Mao had told his generals in October 1962?