In recent weeks, US President Donald Trump has announced a string of new trade deals with dozens of countries across the globe. Although the details of those agreements remain limited, a closer look at them clearly shows that President Trump has leveraged the threat of his higher tariffs imposed on most countries on April 2 and the US’s economic power to force massive trade concessions and inve
Ever since its passage by the Balochistan Assembly, the Mines and Minerals Act, 2025 has stirred considerable uproar. Opposition is not limited to Baloch nationalists, who have historically resisted the exploitation of their province’s resources by the central government; even the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) — a right-wing religious party led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman — has challenged the legislat
The 50 per cent tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Indian goods, including basmati rice, has reshaped trade flows in the United States, providing Pakistan an opportunity to expand its share in the American aromatic rice market. Pakistan’s basmati rice exports have witnessed steady growth in recent years. According to the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), the country expo
From McDonald’s and Coca-Cola to Amazon and Apple, US-based multinationals are facing calls for a boycott in India as business executives and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s supporters stoke anti-American sentiment to protest against US tariffs. India, the world’s most populous nation, is a key market for American brands that have rapidly expanded to target a growing base of affluent consumers,
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Monday received offers in its international tender to buy 100,000 tonnes of white sugar, European traders said in initial assessments. On July 8, the government had approved plans to import 500,000 tonnes of sugar to help maintain price stability. Market analysts said that retail sugar prices in the country have risen sharply since January. TCP ha