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What Should be India’s Response to Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

On April 2, (at around 4.00 p.m. (EST), President Trump in his characteristic fashion, threw a bombshell on the way international trade and trade negotiations were conducted by unilaterally announcing a set of shockingly high tariffs on US trading p....

April 21, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , India US BTA , Trump Reciprocal Tariffs

The Evolution of India-U.S. Trade Relations and the New Delhi Negotiations of March 2025

Dr Joseph N. Sanate, Research Associate, VIF Article

President Trump’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs with a multitude of global partners and competitors alike has elicited a plethora of reactions ranging from outrage to agreements to renegotiate trade terms. Allies, partners, and adversaries alike....

April 14, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , President Trump , tariffs , U.S. foreign policy , India US Trade , India-U.S. relations , Bilateral Trade Relations , BTA

Trump, India and Tariffs

Gopalan Balachandran Article

The initial round of bilateral discussion on the India-US BTA (Bilateral Trade Agreement) concluded on March 29, after intense discussions between the two country’s delegation. Not much is known about the final results of the four-day talks othe....

April 04, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , India , China , Trump , EU , Deficit reduction , Liberation Day , Reciprocal Tariff Act (RTA)

Trump’s Tech Agenda and Implications for the Indo-Pacific

Dr Sachin Tiwari Article

The re-election of Donald Trump has been marked by bonhomie with Silicon Val....

February 27, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , China , America First , TSMC , Biden Administration , Chips Act , Manhattan projects , US Tech policy

India-US Ties in Trump 2.0: On a ‘’Trusted Partnership’’ Trajectory

Amb Ashok Sajjanhar Article

Introduction

India-US relations have been in a sweet spot since the last twenty-five years starting with the visit of US President Bill Clinton to India in March, 2000. There has been a bipartisan consensus in both India and the US regard....

February 07, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , India , US , Trump , MAGA

Navigating the Future of Europe: Impact of the Second Trump Administration

Dr Shreya Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Donald Trump’s coming to power in the United States is being perceived as the biggest challenge for Europe in 2025, with respect to European defence, trade issues, the China factor, and diplomatic engagement. As Trump’s transactional approach to ....

January 08, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , US , Article , China , economy , Donald Trump , Europe , NATO , Ukraine , Trade Wars , Transatlantic Security

The India-U.S. Partnership: Building Upon the Joint Efforts of a Quarter Century

Vice Admiral Girish Luthra (Retd.) Commentary

The India-U.S. partnership embarked on a new trajectory at the turn of the century when strains that appeared post India’s nuclear tests in 1998 were replaced by....

January 01, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , QUAD , Indo Pacific , Multilateralism , US India strategic partnership , Geoploilitics and Geoeconomics , US India Defence and Security Cooperation , Global and Regional Cooperation , Trump 2.0

Trump 2.0: The Impact of Donald Trump’s Victory on the European Security Architecture

Dr Shreya Sinha, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

As the European capitals prepare for the former Republican President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a significant geopolitical and geostrategic shift is inevitable. Trump’s policies could create potential upheaval across the Atlantic a....

November 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , Europe , Security , European Union , NATO , Ukraine , Transatlantic cooperation , Trade Wars

Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Trump or no Trump, the US economy seems to do what it will anyway. Why? Look at the fundamental strengths of the US as a nation. If Donald Trump’s narrow win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country in....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , WTO , US market , Joe Bide