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India, US reschedule chief negotiators meeting on interim trade deal: Sources
India and the United States have rescheduled a planned round of chief negotiators' talks in Washington that was originally set to begin on February 23, 2026....
India, Brazil ink minerals, rare earth pact; aim for $20 billion trade over 5 years
India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on critical minerals and rare earth elements during Brazilian President Lula da Silva's state vis...
India’s GDP growth to ease to 7.2% in Q3FY26: ICRA
ICRA (an affiliate of Moody's) has projected India's GDP growth to moderate to 7.2% year-on-year in Q3 FY2025-26 (October–December 2025), down from 8.2% in Q...
India-US trade deal: Chief negotiators’ meet on interim pact rescheduled
India and the United States have postponed the meeting of their chief trade negotiators — originally scheduled to begin in Washington on February 23, 2026 — ...
US tariffs on India reset to 15% after Supreme Court ruling: How did duties swing from 26% to 50% and back?
Following the Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling in *Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump* invalidating IEEPA-based tariffs, India's tariff exposure to th...
EU-India FTA to unlock trade growth, AI collaboration and resilient supply chains: Austrian official
The EU and India concluded negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on January 27, 2026, after nearly two decades of intermittent negotiat...
India poised to capture big share of $800 bln APAC data centre boom: Deloitte
A Deloitte report released in February 2026 identifies India as a potential major hub within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) data centre buildout, which is projected...
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs; India says studying implications closely
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump's sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (I...
India now faces lower tariff rate of 10 per cent as Trump announces temporary levy
The US Supreme Court struck down the tariffs President Trump had imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), ruling them invalid. ...
Rs 1 lakh crore fund allows RWAs to propose, run urban projects with local bodies
The Union Cabinet approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total central assistance of ₹1 lakh crore — a Budget 2025-26 announcement oper...
Focus on faith, infra, women empowerment: CM Majhi presents Odisha Budget
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP) presented the Odisha Budget 2025-26 with a total outlay of ₹2,90,000 crore (approximately), framing it around faith i...
Trade to critical minerals: India, Brazil for a stronger Global South
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva undertook a state visit to India on February 21, 2026, meeting Prime Minister Modi at Hyderabad House, New Delh...
Trump just hiked tariffs from 10% to 15%. Here’s how the tariffs will work and what’s next for the world
Following the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling striking down IEEPA-based tariffs, the Trump administration swiftly invoked Section 122 of the Trad...
What are Section 122 tariffs and how will they differ from Trump’s earlier tariffs?
After the US Supreme Court struck down IEEPA-based tariffs in February 2026, the Trump administration imposed new tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act ...
Tariff decision: How even Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court judges went against him
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark 6–3 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, holding that President Trump's sweeping tariffs...
IEEPA not lone arrow in the quiver: Donald Trump’s tariff options, limitations
Following the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling that struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in a...
NHAI likely to discontinue cash payments at National Highway toll plazas from April 1
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to discontinue cash payment options at all National Highway toll plazas from April 1, 2026, requiring ...
Refunds may be available on some tariffs applied to goods from India: US Chamber of Commerce after SC ruling
Following the US Supreme Court's ruling in *Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump* (February 20, 2026), which struck down IEEPA-based tariffs as unconstitutional,...
No change in trade deal with India, it is on: Trump after SC verdict
After the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026, President Trump clarified that the trade deal with India remains "on"...
India, Brazil set bilateral trade target of over $20 billion in 5 years
During Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's state visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Lula set a bilateral trade target of ...