To delve into the question of ‘How China and India are confronting the global economic turbulence’, two Singapore institutes — the East Asian Institute (EAI) and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore — are jointly holding a public session on 8 September 2025 (9.30am – 12.30pm) at Amara Singapore Hotel.
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Brahmins profiteering at expense of Indian people: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro targets New Delhi amid Indian PM’s China visit
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who is seen as a fierce critic of India, recently defended President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 50 percent tariffs
It’s the Nobel Prize, stupid! Ego clash with Modi triggered stiff Trump tariffs against India
The New York Times has reported that it was the refusal of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to endorse the Nobel Peace Prize nomination for US President Donald Trump, an endorsement that Pakistan was willing to give, led to the unravelling of US-India ties.
Important for India, China to work together to bring stability to world economic order: Modi
In an interview with Yomiuri Shimbun, published during his ongoing visit to Japan, Modi also asserted that stable, predictable, and amicable bilateral relations between India and China — as two neighbours and two among the largest nations on earth — can have a positive impact on regional and global peace and prosperity.
US court blocks Trump’s broad tariffs citing overreach of emergency powers
President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products. Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his path. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on Friday, August 29, that Trump went too far when he declared national emergencies […]
Trump makes new tariff threats to the world, while India vows to stand strong
Trump has once again threatened to add ‘substantial additional tariffs’ on nations that impose digital services taxes and related regulations on US tech firms.
US tariffs on India unlikely to affect economic growth, says S&P
The US recently announced a 50 percent tariff on Indian imports — 25 percent came into effect on August 7, and the remaining 25 percent will be added on August 28. The decision was made as a penalty for India continuing to buy oil from Russia.
Singapore launches economic review after Trump’s new tariff announcement
The development comes days after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on over five dozen countries.
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs “if we don’t have a deal in 50 days” on Ukraine war
The Republican president made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. “We’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days,” Trump said.
Donald Trump targets foreign-made films with 100 percent tariff threat
Incentive programmes for years have influenced where movies are shot, increasingly driving film production out of California and to other states and countries with favorable tax incentives, like Canada and the United Kingdom.
