External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated that the recent cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was the result of a direct bilateral arrangement, and not influenced by international mediation,

When U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted, on May 10, that India and Pakistan had agreed to a cease-fire, the world breathed a sigh of relief. The two nuclear-armed neighbors had teetered perilously close to all-out war as they fired missiles and drone strikes at each other’s military installations and religious sites over the previous three days.

It would take several years and cost billions of dollars to build plants in the United States to make iPhones here. If that happens, prices could skyrocket.

The remarks came soon after US President Trump renewed pressure on Apple with the threat of a 25 percent tariff if the iPhones are not made in the US

Chandhok had been convicted by a US federal court in 2022 for his role in a large-scale international tech support scam that targeted American citizens.

Over 90% of the world’s diamonds are processed in India, particularly in Surat — a city that employs over a million people in the industry. Tariff barriers in key markets like the US, therefore, have a disproportionate impact on India’s diamond economy.

The U.S. State Department said on Monday that it was imposing visa restrictions on owners and other staff at India-based travel agencies that it says knowingly facilitate illegal migration to the United States.

The US president also reignited a fresh trade war with a threat to impose 50% higher tariffs on imports from the European Union. On 15 May, Trump had asked Apple’s chief executive officer not to manufacture in India.