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Qatar Tribune
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- Qatar Tribune
GTRI calls US's additional tariff on India ‘hypocritical'
ANI New Delhi The Global Trade Research Institute (GTRI) on Wednesday called the United States' decision to impose an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian imports 'hypocritical', highlighting Washington's selective approach towards its allies and China when it comes to their trade relations with Moscow. This came after Washington announced the additional levy, which adds to an existing 25 per cent tariff, raising the total duty on Indian goods to 50 percent, effective fromAugust 27. The GTRI, in its statement, stated that the US had overlooked Russia's trade with the European Union and China, noting selective enforcement on India, exposing Washington's hypocrisy. According to the data given by GTRI, China purchased $62.6 billion of Russian oil in 2024, surpassing India's $52.7 billion, yet Beijing faces no punitive tariffs. The think tank pointed out that the US avoids targeting China due to its leverage over critical materials such as gallium, germanium, rare earths, and graphite, which are vital for the US defence and technology industries. It also noted that the US has turned a blind eye to the EU's $39.1 billion imports from Russia in 2024, including $25.2 billion in oil, while the US itself purchased $3.3 billion in strategic materials from Russia. 'GTRI calls the US action hypocritical. In 2024, China bought $62.6 billion of Russian oil--more than India's $52.7 billion--yet faces no such penalties. Washington avoids targeting Beijing because of China's leverage over critical materials such as gallium, germanium, rare earths, and graphite, vital for US defence and technology,' the statement read. 'The US has also overlooked its allies' trade with Russia: the EU imported $39.1 billion of Russian goods last year, including $25.2 billion in oil, while the US itself purchased $3.3 billion in strategic materials from Russia,' it added. It stated that this selective targeting not only threatens India's $86.5 billion in annual exports to the US, but also raises questions about the credibility of US trade policy, as the move is expected to potentially reduce Indian exports to the US by 40 percent to 50 percent. 'The move places India among the most heavily taxed US trading partners, far above rivals such as China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh, and threatens most of India's $86.5 billion in annual exports to the US, from textiles to machinery... The tariffs are expected to make Indian goods far costlier in the US, with a cut of US-bound exports by 40-50%,' the statement read. The GTRI recommended that India should remain cautious, avoid immediate retaliation for at least six months, and continue strategic engagement with Russia, China, and other global trade partners. It also noted that abandoning Russian oil purchases solely to appease Washington would not prevent future trade threats. 'India could think of not buying Russian oil if economically viable, but should not abandon Russian oil purchases simply to satisfy Washington. The US may find a new pretext to tax India again. India should remain calm, avoid retaliation for at least six months, and recognise that meaningful trade negotiations with the US cannot proceed under threats or mistrust. US action will push India to reconsider its strategic alignment, deepening ties with Russia, China, and many other countries,' the statement read.
Al Jazeera
19 hours ago
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Ahead of meeting, Netanyahu says Israel intends to take control of Gaza
Correction August 7, 2025: This article originally stated that Netanyahu wanted to hand Gaza over to armed forces. He said Arab forces. In an interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel intends to take control of the entire Gaza Strip, but does not want to govern it. His comments came on Thursday shortly before Israel's cabinet meets to consider his proposal to take over the Strip. 'We intend to [take over] in order to ensure our security, remove Hamas [from] there … and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel,' he said. Netanyahu said in the interview that Israel wants a security perimeter, and wants to hand Gaza over to Arab forces to govern the territory. 'We don't want to keep it. We want to have a security perimeter. We don't want to govern it. We don't want to be there as a governing body.' The Israeli security cabinet meeting comes as international outrage over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza has ratcheted up pressure on Israel, with United Nations agencies warning of famine in the devastated territory. Gaza's hospitals have recorded four new deaths 'due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours', according to the enclave's Health Ministry, raising the total number of hunger-related deaths to 197, including 96 children, since Israel's war on Gaza after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel. Comments raise more questions than answers Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid noted that Netanyahu's statements were quite different from what had been reported in Israeli media about a full-blown occupation of Gaza, but cautioned that 'this is an interview that he gave to one of the American networks'. For days now, Israeli media has been reporting that Netanyahu is set to seek approval to expand military operations, including in densely populated areas where captives are believed to be held. This comes despite growing concern among Israelis about the fate of the remaining captives, some of whose families set sail from the port of Ashkelon on Thursday seeking to approach the Gaza Strip. In the run-up to the meeting, rumours have been rife in the Israeli press about disagreements between the cabinet and Israel's military chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, who is said to oppose plans to fully reoccupy Gaza. On Wednesday, Defence Minister Israel Katz had weighed in on social media, saying that 'it is the right and duty of the chief of staff to express his position', but the military must ultimately respect any policies adopted by the government. In a statement released by the military on Thursday, Zamir underscored his independence, promising to 'continue to express our position without fear'. 'We are not dealing with theory – we are dealing with matters of life and death, with the defence of the state, and we do so while looking directly into the eyes of our soldiers and citizens,' Zamir said in the statement. Gideon Levy, an Israeli journalist at local newspaper Haaretz, says the Israeli prime minister's remarks about another governing body taking over Gaza are 'far-fetched' and not realistic. 'What does he mean, another force will take over Gaza? Who is going to get into Gaza, who will be willing to do so, except for the Israeli military, obviously?' Levy told Al Jazeera. He said it appeared clear that the real goal of such a move is 'aiming at an ethnic cleansing of Gaza.' 'There is a goal for this war … to push all the people of Gaza to this 'humanitarian' concentration camp and then offer them to leave Gaza,' Levy said.
