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Trump has doubled down on the on the tariff war that he's unleashed, pledging to impose similar levies on India and others from April 2. These reciprocal tariffs are in response to, according to him, high import taxes on American goods.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Spectacular policy reversals in the United States have seized the news. The tariff and Ukraine wars dominate headlines, but those involve selected targets, not including India so far.

A 21-member Bangladeshi delegation, including politicians, student leaders, and scholars, recently toured China (Feb 25–Mar 6) at Beijing’s invitation, Global Times reported. The group was reportedly wowed by China’s tech and infrastructure, and many now see the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as key to Bangladesh’s economic future. They visited top Chinese firms like BYD and LONGi, soaking in China’s modernization drive. It should be noted that China agreed in principle to extend Bangladesh’s loan repayment period and is reviewing a request to lower interest rates, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh urged China to reduce interest rates from 2-3% to 1%, waive off the commitment fee, and extend loan repayment terms from 20 to 30 years for Preferential Buyer’s Credit (PBC) and Government Concessional Loans (GCL).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Early indicators suggest the US economy is slowing even as US President Donald Trump’s additional import tariffs on China, Canada and Brazil kicked in on Tuesday. Trump also paused military aid to Ukraine on 4 March following a televised clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Oval office last week.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 is blamed for deepening the Great Depression. Don’t tell that to the Trump administration, which just unveiled the toughest tariffs in almost a century.

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies slumped on Tuesday as investor optimism over a proposed US Crypto Strategic Reserve faded. The decline also came amid escalating trade tensions, with US President Donald Trump confirming tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China would take effect within hours. Investors turned risk-averse after Trump announced that 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, along with a doubling of China levies to 20%, would be implemented from 05:01 GMT on Tuesday. Market concerns were further fueled by signs of economic strain, with U.S. factory gate prices hitting a nearly three-year high and supply chain disruptions intensifying.

Donald Trump’s threatened reciprocal levies that could upend bilateral and global trade. “Our relations with the US are probably the best they have been,” India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Wednesday at Chatham House — a London-based independent policy institute. India’s trade minister is holding conversations with his US counterparts, the minister said. Trump told a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday that many nations, including India, set tariff rates too high and reiterated they will be hit by reciprocal levies that take effect from April 2.

crude oil prices has fueled a rally in state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs), with stocks gaining up to 16% over four consecutive sessions. Investors are optimistic that lower crude prices will boost OMC margins, but several headwinds persist, including higher crude oil imports from the US, LPG under-recoveries, and a depreciating rupee. The crude prices are currently at a 3-year low and Brent has slipped below the $70/ bbl mark while the US WTI is hovering around $66/bbl.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As International Women’s Day 2025 approaches, the theme—“For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Soon after Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, Xi Jinping asked his aides to urgently analyze the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. His concern, according to people who consult with senior Chinese officials, was that as President Trump gears up for a showdown with Beijing, China could get isolated like Moscow during that era.

Silver, however, traded positively, with its March futures contracts on MCX opening higher by 0.36% or Rs 354 at Rs 97,896/kg.

Trump administration has suspended the use of military aircraft for deporting migrants, citing high costs and inefficiencies, according to defense officials, as reported by Wall street journal. The last such flight took place on March 1, and no further flights are currently scheduled, officials confirmed. Initially implemented as part of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, the use of military flights was intended to send a strong message regarding the administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously stated, “The message is clear: If you break the law, if you are a criminal, you can find your way at Guantanamo Bay… You don’t want to be at Guantanamo Bay.” ALSO READ: OPT and H-1B changes: Indian students face uncertainty as US immigration policy debate heats up

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's top B-schools, including Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), are betting on external coaches and counsellors to help students ace the placements at a time when the job market has turned uncertain amid a slowing economy, set to be exacerbated by a trade war unleashed by US president Donald Trump.

Sensex and Nifty, opened higher for the second consecutive session on Thursday, driven by gains in auto, financial, and metal stocks. The rally followed US President Donald Trump's temporary tariff reprieve on automobile imports from Mexico and Canada. The BSE Sensex climbed 299 points (0.41%) to 74,032, while the Nifty50 advanced 99 points (0.44%) to 22,436 around 9:20 am.

South Korean military said Thursday, days after North Korea threatened high-profile provocations against what it called escalating U.S.-led aggression. The South Korean and U.S. forces will take part in the Freedom Shield exercise, a computer-simulated command post training, and related field exercises from Monday to March 20, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff in a statement. The statement said the Freedom Shield exercise will involve responses to evolving challenges like North Korea's growing military partnership with Russia.

President Donald Trump is drafting an executive order that would also establish a Maritime Security Trust Fund as a dedicated funding source and create shipbuilding incentives through the use of tax credits, grants and loans, according to a draft fact sheet of the 18-point plan. «The White House is standing up an office at the National Security Council to lead a whole-of-government effort to strengthen the maritime industrial base,» the document said, following Trump's announcement of the plans during an address to Congress on Tuesday.

live-fire military exercises in Pocheon, South Korea, a fire official said. An official at Gyeonggi-do Bukbu Fire Services said out of the eight people who had been wounded, four were seriously hurt. Pocheon is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Seoul and near the heavily militarised border with North Korea.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, currently on a visit to the United Kingdom, has addressed key global economic issues, including the role of the US dollar, BRICS' position on de-dollarisation, and the internationalisation of the Indian rupee. Speaking at Chatham House in London, he dismissed speculation that India is working to replace the US dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency. «I don't think there's any policy on our part to replace the dollar. As I said, at the end of the day, the dollar as the reserve currency is the source of international economic stability, and right now, what we want in the world is more economic stability, not less,» he said.

China unlocked more stimulus on Wednesday and promised greater efforts to cushion the impact of an escalating U.S. trade war. Hours earlier, Germany's likely next government agreed on the biggest overhaul to fiscal policy since the country's reunification.

oversold market after early indications that the US may soften its stance on trade tariffs. The NSE Nifty gained 1.15%, or 254 points, to finish at 22,337. The BSE Sensex rose 1.01%, or 740 points, to close at 73,730.