Biden administration to revisit Trump-era trade deal with China

The Biden administration will revisit the phase one trade agreement signed with China last year, a senior official said on Monday, asserting that the United States Trade Representative will soon......

Covid Vaccine IP: How Big Pharma lobbied against India

Communications between the USTR and the world's most powerful pharmaceutical and trade lobbying groups reveal that many raised concerns about India's push to exempt Covid vaccines from intellectual......

'How's Asha?'

What did Narendra Modi tell former Utah governor Jon M Huntsman when he met him? Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC.   IMAGE: Jon M Hunstman, Chairman, Atlantic Council,......

Islam 'Isi' Siddiqui quits Obama administration

Ambassador Islam ‘Isi’ Siddiqui, one of the highest ranking Indian Americans in the Obama administration, has resigned from his position as chief agricultural negotiator in the office......

India's personal data protection bill may threaten innovation, growth: USTR

The US on Thursday raised concerns over India’s Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill and draft non-personal data governance framework, claiming these could potentially threaten innovation and......

Exporters may soon start shippping mangoes to US

Domestic exporters may soon start shipments of mangoes, such as 'Dasheri' and 'Langda', to the US as America will start accepting testing certificates of specified agencies of India, a senior......

Digital tax: US suspends additional tariffs on India, 5 others

The US on Wednesday announced tariffs on six countries, including India, that have imposed or are considering equalisation levy/digital services tax on e-commerce companies but immediately......

Google tax: American IT and steel lobbies back action against India

The group has called for a retaliatory tariff action against India, if New Delhi does not roll back the ‘unilateral and discriminatory’ equalisation levy or Google Tax. Illustration:......