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President Trump has announced a new trade agreement with India, saying the US will cut tariffs from 50 percent to 18 percent in exchange for India stopping its purchases of Russian oil. However, few details about...

A vice minister from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology will lead the delegation, said George Chen, partner and co-chair of digital practice at consultancy The Asia Group, citing conversations with his government contacts. He added...

“More needs to be done to insulate the relationship and ensure there is enough resiliency to withstand future challenges,” Basant Sanghera, managing principal at The Asia Group. He said both sides still need to finalize a...

The announcements were greeted, initially at least, with a collective sigh of relief. Stocks in Asia jumped on Tuesday with shares in India rising nearly 3 percent. “This removes an enormous irritant on the U.S.-India side...

Former US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal tells Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin why a trade deal between Washington and Delhi is finally within reach. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump has said he would roll back punitive tariffs on India in return for an agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would stop buying Russian oil. Basant Sanghera of The Asia Group breaks down...

“With a largely negotiated Phase One deal between the U.S. and India sitting and waiting for approval meant that maybe there was pressure the U. S.—and U.S. industry—felt that if they didn’t announce an agreement there...

“Beijing wants the yuan to be a serious global currency — not necessarily replace the dollar overnight but to be a strategic counterweight that limits U.S. leverage in a fracturing financial order,” said Han Shen Lin,...

Han Lin, China managing director for the Asia Group, said it was “too difficult” for UK banks to compete domestically for reasons that were “non-political”, including the “cost prohibitive” nature of setting up branches, though he...

Han Lin, China managing director of The Asia Group, says “from China’s view, the Starmer visit looks like a chance to turn the page on UK-China relations from ideological friction to predictable engagement”. Beijing wants stability...

Mr. Campbell is the chairman of the Asia Group and a former deputy secretary of state. President Trump’s second-term approach to China is full of contradictions. One minute, he is threatening tariffs on Beijing and bolstering...

“The conclusion of security and defence partnership (SDP) between India and EU provides strategic intent and intimate policy guidance for closer defence industrial cooperation between the Indian and European defence industries. This comes at a crucial,...