After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the two sides struck a far-reaching agreement that officials called “the mother of all trade deals.”
Category: India
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Data Center Surge Reaches India as American Tech Giants Invest Billions
Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry country.
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What IndiGo Airline’s Meltdown Reveals About India’s Economy
A tangle of problems at IndiGo, the dominant carrier, resulted in gridlocked airports across the country. Worse, it was the symptom of an even bigger problem.
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India Orders a Tracking App to Be Installed in All Smartphones
The government said the rules were needed to prevent theft and other crime. Its opponents and privacy activists regard the app as a tool of mass surveillance.
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An Escape From India’s Air Pollution for Those Who Can Afford It
Companies are offering much-needed, but expensive, air purification systems to shelter from the smog in one of the world’s most polluted cities.
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Will Trump’s Tariff Deal Tilt the Playing Field Back Toward China?
The president’s trade truce with China has lowered U.S. tariffs to a level that could pause a longer-term effort to reduce America’s dependence on Beijing.
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India’s Most Valuable Export: Tens of Millions of Workers
India plans to send its vast work force abroad to countries with labor shortages, like Germany and Japan.
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Trump’s Trade War With China Catches the World in Its Crossfire
Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways.
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Trump’s $100,000 Visa Upends Lives: ‘My Dreams Were Shattered’
A generation of students in India pinned hopes and family savings on careers that once soared on H-1B visas allowing work in the United States.
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Germany Woos Indian Workers Spooked by Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee
Selling the prospect of high wages and stable migration rules, Germany’s ambassador to India makes a pitch to skilled Indian workers.
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India Reels From Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee
The H-1B visa lured a generation of Indian professionals to take part in the American dream. A $100,000 fee has forced a rethink of the route.