Amiti Sen

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9 hours agoIndia: Youth brutally attacks another with axe over minor call dispute, victim criticalShamli, India - April 27, 2025 In a shocking incident from Toda village in Shamli's Chausana area, a man attacked another villager with an axe over a dispute related to talking to a girl on the phone. The incident occurred in Toda village, Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, on April 27.

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14 hours agoScoop: Thousands of fired federal probationary workers have complaints rejectedAs many as 2,000 fired federal probationary workers who filed complaints with the Office of Special Counsel have had their cases dismissed as lacking …13 hours agoWatchdog agency tells fired workers they have no legal basis for complaintsThe Office of Special Counsel has concluded it cannot pursue allegations by more than 2,000 federal employees who have filed formal objections to their removals.

1 month ago | bilaterals.org | Amiti Sen

Negotiations US-India The Hindu BusinessLine | 4 April 2025India-US BTA talks being eyed by potential FTA partners for similar concessionsBy Amiti SenIndia has to be careful while offering tariff cuts to the US as part of the India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) being negotiated.

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Amiti Sen

US President Donald Trump has announced “discounted” reciprocal tariffs of 26 per cent on India which could affect exports from several sectors, such as textiles, chemicals, gems & jewellery, machinery, electronics, auto parts, and electricals. However, reciprocal tariffs announced on some of India’s competitors, such as China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Cambodia, are higher, which could give an edge to Indian exporters against suppliers from these countries.

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Amiti Sen

US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan for India is likely to be dealt with by the country in a calibrated way by leveraging the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA), sources have said “Whether Trump imposes reciprocal tariffs immediately on Indian exports or defers it, India will try to find its way out of it by negotiating a mutually beneficial BTA which the US would consider fair,” a source tracking the matter told businessline.