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Tariff Refunds On The Horizon? Trump’s Tariff ‘Magic’ Turns Into Tariff Migraine

Trump's administration is panicking over possible refunds of hundreds of billions which would be a logistical and economic disaster.

09.09.2025 10

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Finepoint | India's Stock Rises: Standing Tall Against Trump's Tariffs Wins Global Respect

Finepoint | India's Stock Rises: Standing Tall Against Trump's Tariffs Wins Global Respect

Trump’s 'madman' strategy simply does not work on self-assured civilisation-states like India. The assumption that India had 'no...

05.09.2025 10

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Finepoint | Peter Navarro's Meltdown Shows Growing Desperation In Team Trump

Finepoint | Peter Navarro's Meltdown Shows Growing Desperation In Team Trump

Trump wants nations to dance to his tunes with the magic wand of tariffs. But that wand has failed in India

31.08.2025 10

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Finepoint | Trump's Mistake Is India's Opportunity To Make The Most Of China, Russia Ties

PM Modi’s high-level engagements with Russian and Chinese Presidents — Putin in New Delhi, Xi in Beijing - make room for an array of opportunities...

20.08.2025 10

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Trump’s Tariff War Is Backfiring On Americans; India Right To Call His Bluff | Finepoint

India is right to defy Trump just as Americans gear up to pay 75% of tariff costs and America's vulnerability to China gets deeply exposed.

15.08.2025 20

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Opinion | Donald Trump May Not Be Familiar With India’s Resilience, But History Is

The Trump-era tariffs may have been designed as a blow, but are more likely to become a spark. India’s history shows that adversity is often the...

10.08.2025 20

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India, Philippines Strengthen Indo-Pacific Doctrine In Message To China And US

The Philippines needs reliable partners, and India has skin in the game.

08.08.2025 10

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Opinion | Trump Has Crossed The Line—But India Has Options That Can Flip The Game

With his erratic and irresponsible behaviour, President Trump has effectively vetoed the spirit of India-US ties

03.08.2025 20

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Finepoint | RIC Returns: The Russia-India-China Trilateral Builds Leverage For India

By keeping the RIC option open, India signals to the West that its partnership shouldn’t be taken for granted, while also strengthening the ongoing...

29.07.2025 10

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Finepoint | India Plays Hardball With ASEAN After $45 Billion Trade Disaster

India, facing a $45 billion trade deficit with ASEAN, is taking a tough stand—threatening to exit the FTA unless core concerns are addressed.

22.07.2025 10

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How India Cracked Trump’s Tariff Playbook And Avoided Japan’s Mistakes | Finepoint

For Trump, tariffs are not just a means to an end — they are the end. India understands Trump's psychology and motivations and harbors no...

17.07.2025 10

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What PM Modi’s Five-Nation Tour Achieved: Global South Ties And Countering China | Finepoint

A shared theme among these countries is their desire to counterbalance China—and in doing so, they find comfort in partnering with India.

11.07.2025 10

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Brazil’s Grand Gesture To India: Modi & Lula Set To Take Ties To New Level In Signal To China

From shared global goals, defence collaboration, biofuel cooperation to counterbalance to China, India & Brazil are on a trajectory that reflects...

06.07.2025 30

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India's Grand Moment At BRICS Summit: Expansion, Cohesion & Global South Interests | Finepoint

With Xi absent, and Putin constrained, PM Modi becomes the senior-most leader present among the founding members of BRICS.

05.07.2025 20

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Opinion: China Plays Games Of Sabotage As India Shuns Old Equations For Good

China using every trick in the book to contain India, scuttle its self-reliance push, and stall its arrival as a great power on the world stage: an...

01.07.2025 10

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Of Nobel Prizes, Crypto Deals & Iran: India Must Harden Redlines Against Trump’s Pakistan Pivot | Finepoint

US President Donald Trump has taken the world on a rollercoaster ride — one filled with impulsive declarations, erratic diplomacy, and an insatiable...

27.06.2025 20

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PM Modi In Canada: India's Firm Diplomacy Pays Off As Carney Clears Up Trudeau's Mess

PM Modi never dignified Trudeau’s provocations, and instead let facts and India’s red-lines speak for themselves. That stern posture has paid off.

20.06.2025 30

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PM Modi In Cyprus: India's Power Move Signals Growing Strategic Encirclement Of Turkey

India is quietly tightening ties with Turkey's regional rivals like Greece, Armenia, Egypt, and now Cyprus, which is a long-standing regional...

16.06.2025 30

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India Eyes Russian Su-57 Over American F-35: Final Choice Will Be Strategic, Not Just Tactical

If India does go for a stop-gap foreign fighter, it must not forget the ultimate priority – AMCA. The skies may be contested, but sovereignty cannot...

15.06.2025 20

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Pakistan’s Washington Outreach Against India Backfires: Public Humiliation, Zero Traction | Finepoint

Rebukes from US officials to being grilled over its human rights, Pakistan's latest diplomatic adventure opened a can of worms, leaving behind...

09.06.2025 20

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OPINION | From Pakistan To Naxals, Modi 3.0 Is All Action, No Ambiguity On National Security

PM Modi has reinforced India’s national security doctrine with decisive, outcome-oriented action.

05.06.2025 30

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Bangladesh Army Crushes Yunus’ Dangerous Plot: India's Stance Vindicated | Finepoint

Yunus appears determined to cling to power and advance a broader foreign policy agenda—but now, the Bangladesh Army has stepped in, triggering a...

29.05.2025 20

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Trump Has a Pakistan Problem. India’s Patience May Be Running Out | Finepoint

Unholy business ties with Pakistan, disastrous diplomacy, and a free pass to terrorism — Trump has crossed the line, and India is not having it

22.05.2025 30

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Finepoint | India’s Ruthless Air Assault Will Leave A Deep Scar On Pakistan

India went from exercising restraint to adopting a gravely hostile, tactical posture, positioning itself to do the unthinkable beyond Pakistan’s...

14.05.2025 10

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Finepoint | How Modi Got Inside Pakistan's Head And Scripted Its Public Humiliation

Operation Sindoor is the answer – a response as deliberate as it is devastating, to remind Pakistan that the price of butchery will be paid in full

09.05.2025 10

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Finepoint | India Must Strike Pakistan Where It Hurts: Its Military-Industrial Complex

Even with soaring inflation, a tanked rupee, and near-empty forex reserves, Pakistan’s terror ecosystem is still flush with cash

05.05.2025 20

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Finepoint | PM Modi’s Saudi Arabia Visit: How India Is Leading The Revival Of IMEC

Through high-level talks with Trump, Macron, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and efforts to ease West Asia tensions, India is using its...

22.04.2025 10

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‘Suicidal’: Bangladesh’s Anti-India Stance Is Backfiring

From having a friend in India to facing a hard-headed rival, Bangladesh has everything to lose in the game of ready-made garments

20.04.2025 10

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Finepoint | US & China Are Decoupling In Real-Time: A Golden Opportunity India Must Not Miss

As US-China trade enters life support with both Xi and Trump refusing to blink, India finds itself in a sweet spot and must seize the moment at all...

16.04.2025 20

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Finepoint | From ‘Look East’ To ‘Act East’: How PM Modi Made It Happen

As the Indo-Pacific becomes the new geopolitical centre of gravity, ‘Act East’ has evolved from a diplomatic slogan into a winning strategy

09.04.2025 10

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Buddhism As India’s Soft Power Tool: PM Modi’s Diplomatic Playbook In Southeast And East Asia

Buddhism has long been a spiritual bridge between India and the nations of Southeast and East Asia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recognised this.

05.04.2025 10

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Finepoint | PM Modi’s Thailand Visit: Can India Change The Regional Game With BIMSTEC?

BIMSTEC is far more than just an alternative to SAARC. It is where India’s Neighbourhood First and Act East policies converge

04.04.2025 9

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Finepoint | Russia Plays Hardball On Ukraine While Sweet-Talking Trump: The Strategy Is Paying Off

The Americans, focused on great power politics, are floating the idea of a US and Russia that work together on the global stage, hoping to reverse...

26.03.2025 10

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Finepoint | New Zealand’s PM Visits India: A New Dawn In The Making?

From pushing for a long-overdue trade deal to expanding defence ties, this visit has the potential to redefine India-New Zealand relations

19.03.2025 10

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Trump Stuns Ukraine & Europe With His Embrace of Russia: Zelensky’s Endgame | Finepoint

The endgame for Ukraine does not look good. The only hope for Zelensky is Trump’s proclivity to evolve his position with each passing day

19.02.2025 20

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Finepoint | The Art Of Dealing With Trump: Modi’s Masterful Play And Wins For India

Modi took the high road against Trump’s volatility, negotiating in the backroom and striking deals that pacify him without compromising on national...

16.02.2025 30

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Finepoint | Modi-Macron Power Combo: What Makes France Such A Loyal Partner To India?

Recognising India as a rising power, France has never strayed from the big picture, nurturing a relationship rooted in loyalty and strategic autonomy

14.02.2025 20

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Finepoint | Kash Patel And Tulsi Gabbard: The Hindu Rebels Exposing American Deep State

07.02.2025 10

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Finepoint | Trudeau Out: Will Pierre Poilievre Reset Canada’s Relations With India?

24.01.2025 9

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Finepoint | Doval-Wang Meeting Hints At Yet Another Transformation In India-China Ties

19.12.2024 5

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Finepoint | How India Is Gaining Big Amid Bangladesh’s Textile Trouble

04.12.2024 4

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Opinion | Tata-Airbus Facility: Modi-Sanchez Meeting Marks Four Major Victories For India

30.10.2024 6

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Finepoint | BRICS: Dysfunctional Bloc or a Threat to US-led Global Order?

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: October 23, 2024, 11:10 IST New Delhi, India Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President...

23.10.2024 10

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Finepoint | Two Birds, One Stone: What Jaishankar’s SCO Visit to Pakistan Achieved Without Noise

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: October 18, 2024, 10:32 IST New Delhi, India External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shakes...

18.10.2024 10

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Finepoint | With Hezbollah Decapitated, Iran Takes Israel’s Bait. Is an All-Out War Coming?

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: October 03, 2024, 12:26 IST New Delhi, India Right when Israeli PM Netanyahu was giving his...

03.10.2024 2

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Opinion | Quad, Indian Diaspora and Donald Trump: PM Modi’s High-Powered US Tour

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: September 20, 2024, 13:44 IST New Delhi, India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is...

20.09.2024 6

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Finepoint | India Enters Mission Mode to Bring Russia and Ukraine to the Table

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: September 16, 2024, 10:21 IST New Delhi, India India's NSA Ajit Doval meets Russian President...

16.09.2024 4

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Opinion | India’s G20 Legacy: ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ in Action, Global South at Centre Stage

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: September 09, 2024, 10:32 IST New Delhi, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi explains the...

09.09.2024 4

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Finepoint | Strategy, Security, Semiconductors: PM Modi’s Singapore Sojourn Aims for Major Bump in Ties

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: September 03, 2024, 12:37 IST New Delhi, India PM Modi’s visit to Singapore will set the...

03.09.2024 3

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Finepoint | Israel’s Assassination Spree Forces Iran to Choose: Total War or Total Humiliation?

Written By: Shubhangi Sharma News18.com Last Updated: August 03, 2024, 13:52 IST New Delhi, India Israel is prepared for any further escalation, it...

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