Washington, March 20 (IANS) The United States and Japan announced over $100 billion in energy and infrastructure investments, alongside new defence and supply chain measures, signalling a sharper strategic alignment in the Indo-Pacific.President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met at the White House and outlined a broad set of initiatives to strengthen the US-Japan alliance, boost economic security, and reinforce deterrence in the region.A key pillar of the announcement was a majo…
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Washington, March 13 (IANS) The United States has launched investigations into 60 economies, including the European Union, India, Japan, and China, to determine whether their failure to ban imports made with forced labour unfairly harms American workers and businesses.The sweeping probe was initiated by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Thursday under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 and targets some of Washington’s largest trading partners.The investigation…
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Countries that struck trade deals with President Donald Trump — including India, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Japan — will temporarily face a uniform 10 per cent tariff following the Supreme Court’s decision restricting the administration’s use of emergency tariff powers under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA), the White House said“SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) ruled that the President cannot impose tariffs us…