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The US President insists that his country's trade partners have been unfair to it, even though America Inc has not complained. Most value addition, businesses reckoned, lay not in manufacturing but in intangibles like intellectual property and brands ...

Trump's tariff policy targets trade imbalances as the great big villain, but how the US views capital flows remains a riddle. Its actions so far raise a big question: Does it really want the dollar to give up its global role?

Reports say Apple Inc airlifted iPhones from India to the US just before Trump's new tariffs were declared. The question now is whether India can act as the iPhone-maker's chief export hub.

Dissent has arisen within the Trump camp over the harsh levies unveiled by Trump, even as prominent leaders express worries. Shouldn't India speak frankly too?

The current procedure under the Indian Constitution is too cumbersome and the judiciary is not free of corruption. We could set up a judicial service commission to appoint and oust judges, subject to Parliamentary approval.

The Trump regime complicated matters by turning TikTok into a bargaining chip in a larger trade game. With America's sale-or-ban deadline extension, it's unclear if the policy's aim will be served at all. Could China end up gaining?

The country can't let the bulk of its Muslim population lag behind. The new law makes space to unlock the potential of community-held assets by deploying them for the upliftment of marginalized Muslims.

The exact role of artificial intelligence (AI) agents should be legally and socially clear before they start running human lives. The perplexities could be hard to resolve. Don't wait till it's too late.

US import barriers will protect domestic inefficiency and set the country's economy back. Instead, a redistributive tax policy could've been used to address American pain points.

Amid global uncertainty, India must pragmatically diversify its trade and incentivize domestic manufacturing to capitalize on opportunities from the US reciprocal tariffs.