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11.02 / 01:37

UPS BLOCK Airlines President country reports Department Life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under US oil blockade

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Daily life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under a U.S. campaign to block the island’s oil imports, drawing international criticism that the Trump administration is pushing the island toward a humanitarian crisis with no clear endgame.

09.02 / 08:51

UPS FIVE Airlines security Boeing Trade Three reasons why India-US trade deal stands on shaky ground

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has secured lower tariffs from the US with the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement, but details shared last week, especially by Washington and President Donald Trump, have raised questions about the deal’s sustainability. Three issues sit at the core: Can India realistically buy $500 billion worth of US goods over five years? Has it committed to halting oil imports from Russia? And does the deal shield India from future tariff hikes or trade restrictions? Each of these questions highlights the gap between the deal’s promises and the practical challenges ahead.

09.02 / 04:25

UPS Citi Target Strategy Southern Battlefield cover Ukraine seeks a war plan beyond killing as many Russian soldiers as possible

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NOVOMYKOLAIVKA, Ukraine—In this corner of southeast Ukraine, Russian forces are pummeling rear areas with drone attacks, seeking to sap the strength of Ukrainian defenders by cutting their supply lines. Snow-covered roads are littered with burned-out pickup trucks.

09.02 / 02:25

markets Target Manufacturing Trade President Geo-economics: Why India’s interim trade deal with the US matters more than its tariff math

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a world of trade roiled by US President Donald Trump, it is good news that choppy seas promise to settle for shipments between Indian and American ports. Only a framework for an interim trade deal has been decided so far, but it lets us look farther over the horizon with anticipation.

08.02 / 07:33

BLOCK security War show peace Peace negotiations give freezing Kyiv a hint of hope

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The electricians of Kyiv’s Troyeshina district see the worst of it. For over a week the working-class suburb has been without central heating, with 300,000 people exposed to temperatures as low as -20°C.

08.02 / 06:55

markets Strategy economy Trade country inclusion Surjit Bhalla: Viksit Bharat may hinge on deeper economic ties with the world’s most vibrant free market

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There are two basic elements to any successful development strategy: growth and redistribution. Over the last decade, the Narendra Modi government has been very successful with policies of redistribution.

07.02 / 03:13

UPS Manufacturing trends Trade Diversity reports testing The week in charts: India-US trade deal, Internship outlay slump, PMI trends

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From India and the US finalizing the much-awaited trade deal, to low budgetary allocation for the Prime Minister’s Internship scheme in the Budget, richer states seeing an uptick in their share in the Centre’s divisible revenue, and startup leaderships lacking gender diversity—here’s this week’s news in numbers.Trade deal Following months of tariff disputes and prolonged negotiations that tested the India–US relations, a long-awaited free trade agreement was announced on Monday.

06.02 / 01:31

security Trade President country Equality Cuba says it is ready to engage with Trump as fuel shortages worsen

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his government is willing to engage with the Trump administration as the Communist island braces for severe fuel shortages after the U.S. threatened to impose trade sanctions to countries shipping oil to the Communist island.

06.02 / 00:41

UPS Aware Manufacturing Trade President country India to ramp up coking coal imports from US under bilateral trade deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is likely to increase imports of coking coal—used mainly in steel and cement production—from the US in a bid to enhance energy partnership, as part of a trade deal between the two countries, said two people aware of the development. India is the largest buyer of US coal globally.

05.02 / 11:13

Fighting security President War show country A wargame shows just how vulnerable Europe is to a Russian attack

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania—European governments are preparing for war with Russia. A newly released wargame suggests they aren’t ready.

04.02 / 02:09

markets UPS Art economy Trade Art of the India-US trade deal’s revival: The end of a rift between the two partners could spell gains all around

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It is plainly good news the US has lowered its import duty on Indian goods from 50%, a truly punitive rate, to 18%. A trade deal is expected to be sewn up anytime now.

04.02 / 01:51

Strategy economy Trade President Experts country Relationships India’s middle-power strategy won it a reprieve from Trump’s sky-high tariffs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared at Davos that middle powers should deepen their economic ties to navigate the era of great-power politics, India was already showing how it was done. After President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India’s exports to the U.S., among the highest in the world last year, New Delhi powered ahead on trade deals with other economies, strengthening its hand in negotiations with the U.S.

03.02 / 17:53

markets UPS Provident Manufacturing Trade President country Trade deal guards sensitive sectors, fine print being ironed out: Goyal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade agreement protects all sensitive sectors for New Delhi, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said, signalling the government’s commitment to the welfare of farmers, fishermen and the dairy sector. Once the agreement takes effect, US tariffs on Indian goods will fall from a steep 50% to 18%, reviving the competitiveness of Indian exports.

03.02 / 15:51

UPS security Trade President Experts reports India unlikely to halt Russian oil imports abruptly despite Trump's deal claim

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has claimed that India has agreed to stop Russian oil purchases as part of a long-pending bilateral trade deal, but analysts and refiners said that an immediate, abrupt halt is unlikely.

03.02 / 14:37

markets UPS Provident Booking Trade President Experts US tariff cut puts Indian seafood, basmati back on America’s plate

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: US President Donald Trump's decision to reduce reciprocal tariff on Indian goods, after months of trade tensions, is expected to significantly boost seafood and basmati rice exports. Industry officials said that that lower tariffs would make Indian seafood and basmati more competitive in the US market, stimulate fresh orders, and improve price realisations.

03.02 / 10:53

markets COST UPS Manufacturing Research Trade country India-US trade deal boosts prospects of Indian cable & internet gear makers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade deal announcement has lifted investor sentiment around Indian cable and internet gear makers such as Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL), HFCL Ltd, RR Kabel Ltd, Polycab India Ltd and Havells India Ltd, amid expectations of improved US export prospects and margin recovery after earlier tariff-related pressures, analysts said.

03.02 / 06:23

markets Trade President War show country strain In charts: How the India-US trade deal restores the level playing field

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India and the US announced on Monday that they had agreed on a trade deal. India announced that it will would face 18% US tariffs, down from 50%.

01.02 / 13:09

markets UPS Action Sustainability Trade Videos Vijay L. Bhambwani's Ticker: Volatility threat can spike this week

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Dear reader, Please note that I am writing this piece on Saturday, before the budget is presented. Last week, I wrote bulls appeared to be on the ropes.

31.01 / 01:23

COST UPS Manufacturing Action Research Trade recommendations China-plus-one remains relevant; India’s competitiveness will go up as reforms build up: CEA

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Despite Indian exports attracting higher tariffs in the US market than Chinese shipments, the China-plus-one strategy remains relevant for multinational firms, chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said in an interview.

29.01 / 22:41

markets Citi security Trade NOC country reports Adnoc Gas, TotalEnergies, Gunvor in fray for BPCL's ₹35,000-crore LNG contract

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PANAJI : At least 10 global energy majors—including Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) Gas, France’s TotalEnergies and Geneva-headquartered trading firm Gunvor—have shown interest in state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp.

29.01 / 07:45

Provident security Strategy Align President country Uncle Sam’s view of the Indo-Pacific: Why India must invest heavily in naval power projection

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. America’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) was released earlier this month. It came in the backdrop of the US National Security Strategy (NSS) and two key developments: America’s capture of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in January and US President Donald Trump’ demand that Denmark surrender the autonomous island of Greenland to the US, for which this Arctic isle is said to hold national-security significance.

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