Ajay Srivastava

New Delhi

Contributor at Freelance

Talks about emerging trade and technology scenarios

Articles

GOI Needs Nerves Of Steel

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ajay Srivastava

Trump doubling tariffs on steel & aluminium imports to 50% and EU readying to charge a green tax mean big threats to New Delhi's trade interestsAs of yesterday, US has doubled its tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50%. It’s done this citing national security. This is quite ironic. After all, it’s shielding two of the world’s dirtiest industries, responsible for nearly 9% of global CO₂ emissions. And in doing so, it is violating established global trade rules.
Construction of 2,3-Naphthalimides through Cu-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling between Arylpropiolic Acids and Isocyanides

5 days ago | pubs.acs.org | Monty Kumar |Prashant Kumar |Ruchir Kant |Ajay Srivastava

The Journal of Organic ChemistryCite this: J. Org. Chem. 2025, XXXX, XXXClick to copy citationCitation copied!Learn about these metricsArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days. Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily.
U.S. Plays Trade Deficit Victim, Here's How It Mints Billions From India

1 week ago | stratnewsglobal.com | Ajay Srivastava

In FY2025, the United States recorded a trade deficit of about $44.4 billion with India, meaning it imported far more goods and services from India than it exported. President Donald Trump regularly highlights this gap, accusing India of unfairly benefiting from trade. Washington is using the deficit figures to push India to unilaterally lower tariffs and open its market further. But this trade deficit narrative is misleading — and incomplete.
What Washington-Beijing deal means for New Delhi

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ajay Srivastava

With the largest global buyer and seller having agreed to a 90-day import tariff cut on most products, starting yesterday, May 14, US reduces tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China cuts tariffs on US goods from 125% to 10%. The tariff cuts will cover most items. Both sides have also agreed to keep talking, with US officials emphasising the aim is fair trade – not economic decoupling. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin END OF ARTICLE
What Washington-Beijing Deal Means For New Delhi

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ajay Srivastava

Trump’s doing damage control after launching a trade war. He will push for the India deal to be more like the UK one. More one-sided. Lesson for New Delhi is to negotiate from strength, not desperation
FTAs: It is time for India to pause and reassess its trade strategy

3 weeks ago | bilaterals.org | Ajay Srivastava

Negotiations India Business Standard | 12 May 2025FTAs: It is time for India to pause and reassess its trade strategyby Ajay Srivastava, founder of GTRI India’s trade deal with the United Kingdom, announced on May 6, crosses several long-standing red lines.
What China-U.S. Trade Truce Means For India & World

3 weeks ago | stratnewsglobal.com | Ajay Srivastava

On May 12, after two days of talks in Geneva, the United States and China announced a temporary trade truce. For 90 days, starting May 14, both countries will sharply reduce tariffs on most goods. U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will drop from a staggering 145% to 30%, while China will cut its own duties on American products from 125% to 10%. Key sectors—steel, aluminum, and automobiles—are excluded, with 25% tariffs still in place for all U.S. partners.
Made in India? Oh yeah?

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ajay Srivastava

US has imposed high tariffs – up to 245% – on Chinese goods while keeping a lower 10% duty on imports from other countries. This big tariff gap gives Indian exporters a short-term chance to grow sales to US, even if their products are 15-25% costlier than China’s. But not all goods will qualify for the lower rate. Simply routing Chinese products through India and labelling them as “Indian” violates US Customs rules and can lead to heavy penalties.
Made In India? Oh Yeah?

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ajay Srivastava

To take advantage of US tariffs against China, Indian exporters will have to prove most of the value addition happened here. Merely assembling Chinese components into goods won’t do
For India, tariff game’s just begun

2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ajay Srivastava

Trump’s country-specific tariffs, varying from 10% to 54% – India’s been slapped with a 27% rate – can push investments in countries with lower tariff disadvantage. This may lead to the emergence of new manufacturing locations for prepared countries. India will need specific internal reforms to benefit. Will it step up? But why’s the tariff rate for India on the lower side? | In 2024, India exported over $80bn worth of goods to US, with a trade surplus of $36.4bn.