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India Must Strive For Reform Not Better Trade Bargains
The US tariff reprieve offers India relief, but hollow gains persist as domestic protectionism continues undermining global competitiveness and trade potential.
The US-Bangladesh Trade Deal: A Lopsided Bargain?
Bangladesh’s US tariff deal promises zero-duty access, but supply chain realities and costly concessions may outweigh limited gains.
India’s US Trade Deal Forces A Long-Delayed Economic Detox
The India-US trade deal offers exporters relief but carries tough conditions, exposing domestic inefficiencies and geopolitical pressures, forcing an economic detox India has long delayed.
Sensitive Sectors Will Remain Protected In Trade Deal: Piyush Goyal
India says agriculture and dairy remain protected under the US trade deal, even as tariff cuts are announced and key details await formal documentation.
Budget 2026-27 Tariff Changes Likely to Boost India-US Trade: GTRI’s Ajay Srivastava
Budget 2026–27 customs duty changes improve market access for US firms while lowering input costs and boosting India’s export competitiveness.
GTRI Urges Comprehensive Reset Of India’s Tariff And Customs Ahead Of Budget 2026
A new GTRI report outlines 23 reforms to cut trade costs, simplify tariffs and reposition customs as a facilitator of growth ahead of the Union Budget that will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.
India’s Export Engine Faces New Headwinds As Deglobalisation Reshapes Trade
In this week’s The Core Report: Weekend Edition, Govindraj Ethiraj speaks with Sajjid Chinoy, Chief India Economist at J.P. Morgan, on why India must urgently strengthen export competitiveness and build labour-intensive growth as deglobalisation, Chinese import and AI reshape the future of jobs.
When Every Clearance Needs a Clearance: Inside India’s Broken Import System
India’s push for cleaner imports has collided with its patchy bureaucracy — and small traders are paying the price.
