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TAG India Chairman Ashok Malik Writes on how India can Navigate Volatility in Trump’s Trade Policy

“Washington is a seductive city. There is a tendency to amplify and exaggerate its debates and passions, and decide that these absorb the rest of the planet. Most other countries recognise Washington for what it is: capital of a nation with enormous salience. As such, they attempt to understand and adjust to the policy priorities […]

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President Trump Signs New Executive Orders At The White House

Retaliation and Negotiation, Asia Responds to Tariff Implementation

Key Takeaways Retaliation: China stands unique among Indo-Pacific countries with the highest tariff rate of 145 percent while others have been paused at 10 percent for 90 days. China is also the only country in the region that has chosen to economically retaliate against U.S. tariffs, escalating the tensions into a trade war. Negotiation: Most other Indo-Pacific

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TAG Chairman Dr. Kurt Campbell Writes in Foreign Affairs on why the U.S. Needs a New China Strategy

Success in great-power competition requires rigorous and unsentimental net assessment. Yet the American estimation of China has lurched from one extreme to the other. For decades, Americans registered blistering economic growth, dominance of international trade, and growing geopolitical ambition, and anticipated the day when China might overtake a strategically distracted and politically paralyzed United States;

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TAG Senior Advisor Nisha Biswal Analyzes Risks and Opportunities for India Amid Trump Tariffs

There’s no denying that US and China are now in a full-blown trade war. Yesterday, the Trump administration tacked on additional tariffs on Chinese imports on top of the “reciprocal tariffs” announced last week against a swathe of US trading partners. Chinese exports to US will now attract a minimum of 104% in tariffs.

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TAG Australia Practice Chair the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO writes on Trump’s Effect on the Australia Elections

“These are choppy waters for Australia. While issues like the cost of living dominate election narratives, the Trump ascendancy is now looming larger over the federal election. Questions abound – what about Australia’s grand geopolitical strategy; and which party leader is best placed to navigate the next few years?”

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Asia Reacts to Trump’s Historic Tariffs

Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs:   On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 10 percent duties on all trading partners, effective April 5, plus higher market-by-market tariffs on many Asian nations, effective April 9, targeting partners that have the largest trade surpluses with the United States. President Trump is calling these tariffs “reciprocal,” although the

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TAG Associate Niharika Yadav Writes for The Indian Express on How India Can Recalibrate Trade with China

India faces an increasingly daunting growth challenge in a difficult global environment. Despite the difficulties abroad, including Donald Trump’s looming reciprocal US tariffs on India, it is worth emphasising the role of internationalisation, which brought India its most potent period of growth between 1991 and 2011. In this context, attention should be paid to the

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TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Speaks to CNN on U.S. Tariffs on China

“It feels like it’s gravitating towards a situation where the overall tariff rate on Chinese goods shipped to the United States by summertime could actually reach the President’s proposed 60%,” said Kurt Tong, managing partner at Washington DC-based advisory firm Asia Group, a former ambassador who served as consul general in Hong Kong.

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