(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration set preliminary duties of 126% on solar imports from India after determining the country unfairly subsidized manufacturing. The US Commerce department also set initial levies from 86% to 143% for Indonesia and 81% for Laos. The rates are based on a determination of foreign subsidies that the US says allowed…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview with the news agency PTI on Sunday, 15 February 2026, highlighted India’s multiple free trade agreements (FTA) with 38 foreign nations. He said that with strong manufacturing, services, India was able to negotiate trade pacts from a ‘position of strength’ with foreign nations. “Stronger manufacturing, services, MSMEs enable…
Budget 2026: Jossy Sebastian, Country General Manager for YCH India, believes the upcoming Budget can play a catalytic role by scaling up investment in port connectivity. “As supply chains become central to manufacturing, exports, and consumption, a well-calibrated Budget can help improve efficiency, create jobs, and enhance India’s competitiveness,” says Sebastian in an interview with…
India will seek to triple the nation’s exports by 2035 by boosting manufacturing through structural changes rather than with hefty spending, according to two government officials. In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third such attempt, the South Asian nation is prioritizing manufacturing in 15 sectors, including high-end semiconductors, metals and the labour-intensive leather industry, aiming to…
