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In today's Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we decode how “platform fees” on Swiggy, Zomato, Flipkart, and Myntra are quietly adding up to billion-rupee cushions, but could also spark consumer backlash. We also break down India's pushback against China at the WTO over app bans, we dive into Aakrit Vaish's new $75 mn AI-focused fund, and track IPO action with Pine Labs' global roadshows and Urban Company's blockbuster day 1 subscription.

Join Musharaf Ahmad and Dr Tariq Bajwa for Wednesday's show where we will be discussing : « Global Hunger: Is the WTO Fuelling Food Insecurity? » and « Male Suicide ». Global Hunger Global hunger is worsening, yet the World Trade Organisation's policies often make things harder for the very farmers who feed the world. By favouring powerful nations and corporations, trade rules can leave poorer countries dependent on costly imports and unable to compete. The result is deepening food insecurity and millions going hungry. The question is clear: is the WTO part of the solution, or part of the problem? Male Suicide On World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September) we face a crisis that can no longer be ignored. Each year, more than 720,000 people die by suicide worldwide, with young people aged 15–29 among the most at risk. In the UK alone, 7,055 lives were lost in 2023—around 19 a day. Over three-quarters were men, making suicide the leading cause of death for men under 50. It's time to break the silence around male emotional suffering, share stories, explore support, and shine a light on hope. Guests : Professor Molly Anderson (Professor of Food Studies Emerita at Middlebury College and Research Associate Professor at the University of Vermont, a leading expert on food systems, author, and member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.) Nout van der Vaart (Oxfam Novib's Policy Lead on Food and Land.) Nigel Sanderson (co founder of Mens mind matter.) Sam Davies (Founded the charity “Men Who Talk” in January 2022.) Producers : Nadia Shamas, Prevish Huma and Anila Syed Usman

The European Union is implementing a 'Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism' (CBAM) that will levy a fee on importing certain goods that are produced in countries that lack regulations forcing producers to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. It's an idea that other countries are considering, but is also hugely complex and may be challenged by exporter countries. Two expert guests explain the policy and its implications for business and global trade. Speakers: Aaron Cosbey, Senior Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Dandy Rafitrandi, researcher at the Department of Economics, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia Kimberley Botwright, Head, Sustainable Trade, World Economic Forum (co-host) Links: World Economic Forum Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/home Emissions in trade: Where are they and how do we measure them?: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/03/emissions-in-trade-how-we-measure-them/ CBAM: What you need to know about the new EU decarbonization incentive: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/12/cbam-the-new-eu-decarbonization-incentive-and-what-you-need-to-know/ What future for climate and trade? Scenarios and strategies for carbon competitiveness?: https://www.weforum.org/publications/what-future-for-climate-and-trade-scenarios-and-strategies-for-carbon-competitiveness/ Countries must deal with imported emissions in a fair and flexible way: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/27/countries-must-deal-with-imported-emissions-in-a-fair-and-flexible-way/ European Commission on CBAM: https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/news/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-cbam International Institute for Sustainable Development: https://www.iisd.org/ Centre for Strategic and International Studies: https://www.csis.or.id/ Podcasts: Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/climate-science-policy-business-response/ It was ‘no deal' on a global plastics treaty - so what happens now?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/plastics-treaty-inc5-gpap/ Tariffs, globalization, and democracy, with Harvard economist Dani Rodrik: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/dani-rodrik-economics-globalization-tariffs/ The global economy 'at a crossroads' ahead of Davos: Chief Economists Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-ralph-ossa-wto/   Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

In this episode we dive into a major development in international trade: the Trump administration's decision to impose 39% tariffs on Swiss goods. What could this mean for Switzerland's economy and its long-standing relationship with the United States? Is it time to rethink trade alliances — and what role can the WTO still play in managing tensions like these? Join us as we unpack the implications with expert insights and explore what's at stake for Switzerland and global trade. Our guest is Cédric Dupont, Professor of international relations and political science here at the Geneva Graduate Institute.

「中国・習近平国家主席がロシアやインドに協力強化を呼びかけ　「上海協力機構」首脳会議冒頭でアメリカへの対抗姿勢鮮明に」　中国の習近平国家主席は、ロシアやインドに安全保障や経済面での協力強化を呼びかけ、トランプ政権への対抗姿勢を鮮明にしました。中国とロシアが主導する枠組み「上海協力機構」の首脳会議の冒頭で演説した習主席は、ロシアのプーチン大統領やインドのモディ首相ら参加国首脳に安全と脅威に対応する組織の早期立ち上げのほか、経済協力の強化を呼びかけました。習近平国家主席：（加盟国は）団結と協力を強化し、協力範囲を広くするべき。また習主席は、WTO（世界貿易機関）を中心とした多国間貿易の支持や、平等で秩序ある世界の多極化を訴えました。演説を通じ、アメリカファーストを掲げるトランプ政権に対抗する姿勢を改めて示した形です。参加国の首脳は先ほど「天津宣言」を発表したほか、多国間貿易体制を支持する声明を発表しました。首脳会議は、このあと閉幕します。

In this bonus episode, cohost Jason Christian interviews the independent filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell. Besides being a filmmaker, Bell is a board of director of the streaming co-op MeansTV. Bell's archival doc series about George W. Bush's presidency, Miss Me Yet, can be watched on MeansTV and received praise from numerous outlets such as The Baffler, AV Club, and Filmmaker magazine. His third feature Failed State premiered at Torino Film Festival and is continuing to screen across the world. His newest documentary short, Attention Shoppers, features Abby Martin and can be viewed on MeansTV. His latest narrative short, The Confection, is now playing the festival circuit. In the episode, Christopher elaborates on his filmmaking process, especially making Miss Me Yet and Attention Shoppers, and how he used footage from the YouTube channel Vampire Robot to make the latter. Further, Christpher and Jason reflect on the political climate during the Bush years and today, and the similarities and differences between each era.  If you subscribe to MeansTV, and use the promo code CHRISBELL, you'll get 10% off! On this episode:  Christopher recommends Scott Noble's documentary The Power Principle: Corporate Empire and the Rise of the National Security State (2012), Ian Bell's 2025 documentary WTO/99, Tyler Rubenfeld's short horror film Another Sinking Sun (2023), and the book The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood, by Kristen Martin.  Jason recommends the podcast Blowback, particular Season One about the Iraq War.  Follow Christopher Jason Christopher Bell on X (formerly Twitter): @UpdateTheGrids.  Follow Jason Christian on X (formerly Twitter): @JasonAChristian.  Like and subscribe to Cold War Cinema, and don't forget to leave us a review! Want to continue the conversation? Drop us a line at any time at coldwarcinemapod@gmail.com. To stay up to date on Cold War Cinema, follow along at coldwarcinema.com, or find us online on Bluesky @coldwarcinema.com or on X at @Cold_War_Cinema. 

De Amerikanen buigen zich over een plan hoe het met Gaza verder moet als er een vredesdeal ligt. De voormalig Britse premier Tony Blair en Jared Kushner, de schoonzoon en voormalig adviseur van Donald Trump, zijn daarbij betrokken. Beiden waren gisteravond bij een meeting over de situatie in Gaza in het Witte Huis. Midden-Oosten-correspondent Tara Kenkhuis geeft een toelichting. De handelsdeal die Europa met de VS heeft gesloten levert ons enorme reputatieschade op in de wereld. Dat stellen verschillende economen, advocaten en handels-experts tegenover het FD. Ook lapt Europa nu zelf de uitgangspunten van de wereldhandelsorganisatie WTO aan zijn laars. 'Europa is vergane glorie', zegt BNR's macro-econoom Han de Jong. Na een verbluffende reeks enorme kwartaalwinsten van Nvidia, rapporteerde de chipmaker gisteren weliswaar een hogere omzet en winst over het achterliggende kwartaal, maar die lagen grotendeels in lijn met de verwachtingen van analisten.En beleggers waren er niet blij mee: de aandelen van het bedrijf daalden in de nabeurshandel met maar liefst 3,5 procent. 'Bijna alle bedrijven zouden deze cijfers willen hebben', zegt portfoliomanager Reinder Wietsma van Centive. Over deze podcast In Ochtendnieuws hoor je in 20 minuten het belangrijkste nieuws van de dag. Abonneer je op de podcast via bnr.nl/ochtendnieuws, de BNR-app, Spotify en Apple Podcasts. Of luister elke dag live via bnr.nl/live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Michael Klein sits down with USA Rice Chair and Producers Rice Mill CEO Keith Glover to discuss trade, tariffs, export trends, market disruption, sustainability, and more. From reciprocal tariff policies to freight rail performance, Glover covers the challenges and opportunities confronting the U.S. rice industry. With special guest: Keith Glover, President & CEO Producers Rice Mill, Chair USA Rice Hosted by: Michael Klein

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Dr. Meredith Lilly, Jonathan Fried and Thomas d'Aquino to discuss their new paper as members of The Canada-U.S. Expert Group, "Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Managing Canada-China Relations in a Shifting Geopolitical Reality". This paper is a collaboration between The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. // Participants' bios - Dr. Meredith Lilly is Professor and Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. - Jonathan Fried served as Canadian Ambassador to Japan and the WTO, and the personal representative of the Prime Minister for the G20 and deputy minister and coordinator for international economic relations on Canada-Asia and global trade and economic policy. - Thomas d'Aquino the founding CEO and president of what is now the Business Council of Canada. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Managing Canada-China Relations in a Shifting Geopolitical Reality" by The Canada-U.S. Expert Group - On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder - The Crisis of Canadian Democracy by Andrew Coyne - "Andrew Coyne's ‘Cri de Coeur' for Canadian Democracy" by Thomas d'Aquino - The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State by Elizabeth C. Economy - Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade by Ryan Manucha - Outrageous on Netflix // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: August 21, 2025 Release date: August 26, 2025

"The way that institutions emerge and entrench themselves and become a part of the functioning of an economy and society is because they solve some problems. So they're usually a non-market solution toward solving some problem that the economy, that the market system couldn't necessarily solve. Of course the most prominent example of an institution that solves an. Market problem in the non-market way is a firm, as Ronald Coase, of course very early on, taught us that. When a firm realizes that in some cases when transactions costs are high, you want to internalize things within the firm. That the firm is itself an institution. But these other social political institutions, they also exist to resolve some problem. And once they resolve that problem and they're resolving it adequately, then it becomes really hard to bring about change. So the institution solves a problem. So to be clear, it is better than in the absence of the institution, but it also means that without somehow breaking this institution or having some crisis that leads you to substantially reform the institution, you are going to be stuck at a suboptimal equilibrium." - Jamus Lim, author of "Asian Economies: History, Institutions and Structures" Fresh out of the studio, Associate Professor Jamus Lim from ESSEC Business School and author of "Asian Economies: History, Institutions and Structures" joined us in a comprehensive exploration of the economic foundations shaping Asia's remarkable rise. Jamus shared his story on how the Asian Financial Crisis sparked his passion for macroeconomics and development. He unpacked the critical yet often overlooked role of geography, history, and institutional frameworks in explaining Asia's immense economic diversity, arguing that abstract economic models fail to capture the real-world complexities driving regional development. Through deep dives into China's demographic transition and export-driven challenges, South Korea's state-led chaebol industrialization model, and Japan's historic shift from deflation to inflation, Jamus demonstrated how colonial legacies and historical persistence continue to shape modern economic structures across the continent. Throughout the conversation, he revealed why China's middle-income trap escape depends on building domestic consumption to absorb its massive manufacturing capacity, explained how institutional solutions that once solved problems can become growth constraints, and argued that understanding Asia's past is essential for navigating its economic future in an increasingly complex global landscape. Episode Highlights: [00:00] Quote of the Day by Jamus Lim [02:27] Introduction: Jamus Lim, Associate Professor in ESSEC Business School and Author of Asian Economies [04:38] Asian Financial Crisis sparks Jamus' macro economics interest [07:38] Teaching in Asia reveals regional development contrasts [09:10] Middle income trap challenges across Asian economies [10:23] Defining Asia: beyond East Asia stereotypes [15:10] How Geography and History are overlooked in economic discourse [17:26] China's transformation: poverty to economic powerhouse [19:32] Demographic transition challenges across East Asia [22:21] China's manufacturing evolution and export strategy [24:28] Lewis turning point: China's labor transformation [26:11] Housing boom and excess supply challenges [29:10] Hukou system creates unequal access issues [33:30] China shock: WTO entry transforms global manufacturing [38:27] South Korea's state-led industrialization model success [39:10] Zaibatsu to Chaebol: the colonial influence on economic structures [42:00] Heavy chemical industry: successful state intervention in South Korea [44:17] Japan's deflation to inflation transition challenges [46:32] Structural adjustments in Japanese labor markets [48:03] Institutional foundations: solving problems creates persistence [54:04] Academic success vs. real-world policy impact [55:00] Closing Profile: Jamus Lim, Author of Asian Economies, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamuslim/ Podcast Information: Bernard Leong hosts and produces the show. The proper credits for the intro and end music are "Energetic Sports Drive." G. Thomas Craig mixed and edited the episode in both video and audio format. Here are the links to watch or listen to our podcast. Analyse Asia Main Site: https://analyse.asia Analyse Asia Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kkRwzRZa4JCICr2vm0vGl Analyse Asia Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/analyse-asia-with-bernard-leong/id914868245 Analyse Asia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/analyse-asia/ Analyse Asia X (formerly known as Twitter): https://twitter.com/analyseasia Sign Up for Our This Week in Asia Newsletter: https://www.analyse.asia/#/portal/signup Subscribe Newsletter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7149559878934540288

In this episode Dominic Bowen and Yaroslav Lissovolik dive into the challenges and opportunities of BRICS! Find out more about the economic Asymmetries and power dynamics, consensus and decision-making, future strategies, BRICS' role in global governance, Russia's position, future cooperation, BRICS plus, international risks and opportunities, and more!Yaroslav Lissovolik worked in the International Monetary Fund, in Washington, where he was Advisor to the Executive Director for the Russian Federation (2001–2004). In 2004 he joined Deutsche Bank as Chief Economist and became Head of Company Research in Russia in 2009, and then a member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank in Russia in 2011. In 2015–2018 Yaroslav Lissovolik was Chief Economist and subsequently Managing Director of Research and Member of the Management Board at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). From 2018 to 2022 he has been Senior Managing Director — Head of Research at Sberbank Investment Research (CIB). In 2023 he founded BRICS+ Analytics to conduct in-depth research on the future trajectories of BRICS+ development.   Yaroslav Lissovolik graduated from Harvard University (magna cum laude) with a BA degree in Economics, and received an MSc in Economics degree from the London School of Economics (LSE). He also received his PhD degree in Economics from the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO, red diploma) and a Doctorate in Economics from the Diplomatic Academy. Yaroslav Lissovolik is also a member of Bretton Woods Committee.  He has published several books and numerous papers on Russia's entry into the WTO, BRICS and other economic policy issues.The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical volatility and organised crime, to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter. The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn and Subscribe for all our updates!Tell us what you liked!

[01:05:38] MIT: 95% AI FlopsMIT review finds most enterprise AI deployments failing; Hertz's AI “hallucinations” billed fake damages to customers. [01:25:42] Artificial-Womb RobotsPitch for “pregnancy robots” compared to Brave New World, raising transhumanist fears while basic biology remains unsolved. [01:40:08] FBI Raids John BoltonReports surface of FBI searching Bolton's files over leaks; segues into broader distrust of U.S. intelligence power. [01:42:19] Cracker Barrel ‘Bud Light' MomentRestaurant's Pride rebrand triggers backlash likened to Bud Light; BlackRock/Vanguard's influence cited as driving cultural surrender. [02:18:31] BlackRock, Vanguard & Housing ControlDiscussion on how financial giants like BlackRock and State Street manipulate markets, block ownership, and outbid families on homes. [02:19:10] Mosque Controversy & DNA DebateCriticism of mosque construction in neighborhoods and a deep dive into DNA as evidence of intelligent design versus evolution. [02:23:54] California's AB495 & Parental RightsPastor Jack Hibbs warns about legislation allowing non-parents to take children with affidavits, sparking fears of state-enabled trafficking. [02:33:58] Trump's War Plans on CartelsAnalysis of Pentagon orders for potential U.S. military strikes against Mexican cartels, linked to prohibition's failures and police-state expansion. [02:43:10] Gaza Starvation & Israel DebateCoverage of starvation in Gaza, Lindsey Graham's defense of Israel, and criticism of U.S. figures like Charlie Kirk and Mike Huckabee defending IDF actions. [03:03:17] Dot-Com 2.0 WarningGerald Celente predicts the AI boom will collapse like the 2000 dot-com bust, with major consequences for stocks and gold. [03:05:38] Rate Cuts, Gold PopPowell signals rate cuts; markets jump as gold surges, reflecting inflation fears and a weaker dollar. [03:20:15] NAFTA/WTO Job DrainNAFTA and China's WTO entry blamed for offshoring U.S. jobs; robots seen as a future, but slower, replacement threat. [03:22:35] Stablecoin Power PlayDiscussion of Trump-world's stablecoin push and new legislation seen as paving the way for a surveillance-ready digital economy. [03:39:49] Kushner ‘Desert' RemarkKushner quoted suggesting Palestinians be pushed into the desert; plans for a “Middle East Riviera” called genocidal. [03:41:04] Why Fund Harvard?Criticism of Harvard's massive endowment and federal subsidies while the university pivots investments into gold. [03:41:50] ‘Fascism' & Peace RallyClosing segment brands America as corporate-state fascism and promotes an upcoming peace and freedom rally. Follow the show on Kick and watch live every weekday 9:00am EST – 12:00pm EST https://kick.com/davidknightshow Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code KNIGHTFind out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

[01:05:38] MIT: 95% AI FlopsMIT review finds most enterprise AI deployments failing; Hertz's AI “hallucinations” billed fake damages to customers. [01:25:42] Artificial-Womb RobotsPitch for “pregnancy robots” compared to Brave New World, raising transhumanist fears while basic biology remains unsolved. [01:40:08] FBI Raids John BoltonReports surface of FBI searching Bolton's files over leaks; segues into broader distrust of U.S. intelligence power. [01:42:19] Cracker Barrel ‘Bud Light' MomentRestaurant's Pride rebrand triggers backlash likened to Bud Light; BlackRock/Vanguard's influence cited as driving cultural surrender. [02:18:31] BlackRock, Vanguard & Housing ControlDiscussion on how financial giants like BlackRock and State Street manipulate markets, block ownership, and outbid families on homes. [02:19:10] Mosque Controversy & DNA DebateCriticism of mosque construction in neighborhoods and a deep dive into DNA as evidence of intelligent design versus evolution. [02:23:54] California's AB495 & Parental RightsPastor Jack Hibbs warns about legislation allowing non-parents to take children with affidavits, sparking fears of state-enabled trafficking. [02:33:58] Trump's War Plans on CartelsAnalysis of Pentagon orders for potential U.S. military strikes against Mexican cartels, linked to prohibition's failures and police-state expansion. [02:43:10] Gaza Starvation & Israel DebateCoverage of starvation in Gaza, Lindsey Graham's defense of Israel, and criticism of U.S. figures like Charlie Kirk and Mike Huckabee defending IDF actions. [03:03:17] Dot-Com 2.0 WarningGerald Celente predicts the AI boom will collapse like the 2000 dot-com bust, with major consequences for stocks and gold. [03:05:38] Rate Cuts, Gold PopPowell signals rate cuts; markets jump as gold surges, reflecting inflation fears and a weaker dollar. [03:20:15] NAFTA/WTO Job DrainNAFTA and China's WTO entry blamed for offshoring U.S. jobs; robots seen as a future, but slower, replacement threat. [03:22:35] Stablecoin Power PlayDiscussion of Trump-world's stablecoin push and new legislation seen as paving the way for a surveillance-ready digital economy. [03:39:49] Kushner ‘Desert' RemarkKushner quoted suggesting Palestinians be pushed into the desert; plans for a “Middle East Riviera” called genocidal. [03:41:04] Why Fund Harvard?Criticism of Harvard's massive endowment and federal subsidies while the university pivots investments into gold. [03:41:50] ‘Fascism' & Peace RallyClosing segment brands America as corporate-state fascism and promotes an upcoming peace and freedom rally. Follow the show on Kick and watch live every weekday 9:00am EST – 12:00pm EST https://kick.com/davidknightshow Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code KNIGHTFind out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

The 21st century has shattered old assumptions about diplomacy.Relationships between nations are no longer guided by ideology or morality, but driven by pragmatism and national interest.This week, former diplomat Rajiv Sikri who served 36 years in the Indian Foreign Service, offers a deep dive into how global power dynamics are shifting. We discuss why the United States still remains the only true great power, yet its tariff policies are reshaping global trade and forcing countries like India to rethink their strategies. And explores how the Russia–Ukraine conflict has reshaped security and political choices. For India, Russia remains a vital partner, while Europe has chosen to cut ties despite its heavy dependence on Russian energy and Britain continues to commit billions to Ukraine even with its own economy struggling. Rajiv also examines China's growing alignment with Pakistan and what this means for India's long-term security and economic positioning. Rajiv also argues that a future global conflict may not involve every country, but rather regional conflicts with worldwide consequences.This episode provides a clear-eyed analysis of global diplomacy; its complexities, evolving alignments, and the choices India faces in navigating an increasingly multipolar world.0:00 – Why US remains the world's true great power3:35 – Has the WTO collapsed?5:23 – How US Tariffs have destabilised the world7:12 – Can India become an Agri-exporter?11:32 – Why Trump puts the MAGA base first13:21 – The Russia-Ukraine war explained22:24 – Diplomatic relationships are no longer based on ideology25:22 – Why Europe cutting ties with Russia may backfire27:52 – Why Britain funds Ukraine despite its weak economy29:57 – Did Operation Sindhoor reveal open Chinese support to Pakistan?33:32 – What China risks from India's rise?37:24 – Why morality doesn't exist in global politics38:30 – Will China's attitude towards India change?39:28 – How China dominates global manufacturing44:40 – Why global investors should bet on India49:20 – Israel's War Acts53:17 – How will WW3 actually be?56:07 – Can the world create an organisation not dominated by the West?59:29 – Why India must act cold-blooded in its national interest1:01:13 – Are India's global moves headed in the right direction?1:03:43 – Lessons from 36 years as a diplomat-------------India's talent has built the world's tech—now it's time to lead it.This mission goes beyond startups. It's about shifting the center of gravity in global tech to include the brilliance rising from India.What is Neon Fund?We invest in seed and early-stage founders from India and the diaspora building world-class Enterprise AI companies. We bring capital, conviction, and a community that's done it before.Subscribe for real founder stories, investor perspectives, economist breakdowns, and a behind-the-scenes look at how we're doing it all at Neon.-------------Check us out on:Website: https://neon.fund/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theneonshoww/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beneon/Twitter: https://x.com/TheNeonShowwConnect with Siddhartha on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthaahluwalia/Twitter: https://x.com/siddharthaa7-------------This video is for informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the individuals quoted and do not constitute professional advice.Send us a text

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Năm 2025, Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới (WTO/OMC) kỷ niệm 30 năm ra đời trong bối cảnh tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump hủy hoại hàng loạt luật chơi của định chế này. Định chế quốc tế, từng do Hoa Kỳ thúc đẩy để đóng vai trò « trọng tài » hay « cảnh sát thương mại quốc tế », giờ đây dường như bất lực đứng nhìn các thiệt hại do cuộc chiến thuế quan mà Trump phát động. Vì sao Trump chống lại định chế vốn tạo điều kiện cho sự thịnh vượng của Mỹ ? Trước hết xin trở lại cội nguồn lịch sử của định chế thương mại lớn nhất hành tinh. Ngày 15/04/1994, tại Marrakech, Maroc, đại diện của 128 quốc gia đã nhất trí lập một tổ chức quốc tế về tham vấn và trọng tài nhằm đảm bảo tự do lưu thông hàng hóa trên toàn thế giới, cũng như thương mại dịch vụ và sở hữu trí tuệ. Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới chính thức được thành lập ngày 01/01/1995 tại Geneva, Thụy Sĩ, tại chính trụ sở của Ban thư ký GATT (tức Hiệp định Chung về Thuế quan và Thương mại), một cơ quan không chính thức có sứ mạng cắt giảm thuế hải quan trên toàn thế giới, hoạt động từ năm 1947. WTO, định chế quốc tế duy nhất Mỹ chấp nhận thẩm quyền « siêu quốc gia » Hiệp định Chung về Thuế quan và Thương mại GATT ra đời sau Đệ nhị Thế chiến, theo thỏa thuận giữa các nước đồng minh, nhằm điều hòa chính sách thuế quan giữa các nước, không để thương mại trở thành công cụ thống trị về kinh tế, có thể dẫn đến xung đột. Hiệp định được sửa đổi nhiều lần qua nhiều vòng đàm phán, trước khi có được một cơ quan có tư cách pháp nhân chính thức, với thỏa thuận Marrakesh năm 1994, dẫn đến sự ra đời của Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới. Từ chỗ chỉ có hơn 20 thành viên tham gia Hiệp định GATT, cho đến nay WTO đã thu hút hơn 160 thành viên, chiếm 98% tổng trọng lượng thương mại toàn cầu. Một thành tích rõ rệt nhất thường được nêu là mức thuế hải quan đối với hàng hóa đã giảm trung bình từ 40%, thời sau Thế chiến Hai, xuống còn 6% hiện nay. Liên Hiệp Châu Âu ra đời năm 1993, và đồng tiền chung châu Âu được xác lập năm 2000, sự phát triển đột biến của kinh tế Trung Quốc, Bắc Kinh gia nhập WTO từ 2000… Giai đoạn tự do mậu dịch chưa từng có đi kèm với thịnh vượng chưa từng có với nhân loại cũng là thời kỳ nước Mỹ là siêu cường duy nhất. WTO mang lại nhiều điều cho thế giới, nhưng định chế này đặc biệt có lợi cho Mỹ. Ông Pascal Lamy, cựu tổng giám đốc WTO (2005 - 2013), cựu ủy viên Môi trường Ủy Ban Châu Âu, nhấn mạnh đến vai trò đặc biệt của WTO với Mỹ : « Họ đã xây dựng một hệ thống mà họ nghĩ là tốt cho họ, bởi vì chủ nghĩa tư bản cần đến các quy tắc và sự minh bạch để hoạt động. Đó là lý do tại sao vào năm 1994, với sự ra đời của Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới (WTO), họ đã chấp nhận thành lập một cơ chế phán xử quốc tế có khả năng áp đặt các biện pháp trừng phạt đối với thành viên nào vi phạm các quy tắc thương mại chung. Đây là tổ chức quốc tế duy nhất mà Hoa Kỳ chấp nhận một liều lượng siêu quốc gia, nghĩa là một hệ thống pháp lý không phải của Mỹ, nhưng có thẩm quyền cưỡng chế với nước Mỹ » (bài « Pascal Lamy : ‘‘Les Etats-Unis tentent de démolir un monde qu'ils ont conçu'' » [Nước Mỹ đang cố gắng phá hủy một thế giới mà họ đã thiết kế], tuần báo Le Nouvel Obs, ngày 12/05/2025). « Đóng góp đặc biệt cho sự ổn định kinh tế toàn cầu » Tự do mậu dịch có nghĩa là mở cửa các thị trường, và điều này diễn ra trong bối cảnh kinh tế Mỹ ở thế thượng phong. Trong thập niên 1990, đầu những năm 2000, WTO được coi là một công cụ chiến lược với Mỹ để mở cửa các thị trường nước ngoài ở các lĩnh vực mà nền kinh tế Mỹ thống trị, hay có tính cạnh tranh cao như công nghệ tiên tiến, dịch vụ tài chính, sở hữu trí tuệ… và tiếp tục duy trì các biện pháp bảo hộ đối với một số lĩnh vực nhạy cảm trong nước, như thép, dệt may, nông nghiệp cơ bản (theo báo cáo năm 2007 về Hệ thống Giải quyết Tranh chấp của WTO có lợi cho nước Mỹ [WTO Trade Rules Benefit the United States, Says New Council Report], của giáo sư Robert Z. Lawrence - Đại học Harvard, Viện tư vấn chính sách đối ngoại Mỹ Council on Foreign Relations / CFR đăng tải). Báo cáo của nguyên thành viên Hội đồng cố vấn kinh tế của tổng thống Mỹ nhấn mạnh đến một vấn đề đã trở nên nhạy cảm với nước Mỹ ngay từ thời điểm đó, khi nhiều nhà hoạch định chính sách và nhà lập pháp Mỹ bắt đầu chỉ trích mạnh mẽ Cơ chế Giải quyết Tranh chấp (Dispute Settlement Body - DSB) của WTO, thay vì bảo vệ. Cho dù hệ thống này đã và có thể giúp « giảm nhu cầu Mỹ phải sử dụng các biện pháp trả đũa đơn phương, hạn chế một nguồn căng thẳng quan trọng giữa Mỹ và các đối tác ». « Giải quyết tranh chấp là nền tảng của hệ thống thương mại đa phương và là đóng góp chưa từng có của WTO vào sự ổn định của nền kinh tế toàn cầu » (theo WTO). Hệ thống Giải quyết Tranh chấp của WTO, từ khi ra đời định chế này đã giải quyết hơn 600 vụ kiện tụng về thương mại, thông qua cơ chế xem xét tranh chấp ở cấp sơ thẩm (tại Ban hội thẩm) và cấp phúc thẩm (tức Appellate Body). Phán quyết của Cơ quan Phúc thẩm, theo phương thức trọng tài, có tính chung thẩm. Cơ quan Phúc thẩm AB gồm bảy thành viên do Cơ quan Giải quyết Tranh chấp DSB, bổ nhiệm với nhiệm kỳ bốn năm và có thể được bầu lại một lần, gồm những chuyên gia có uy tín và chuyên môn cao trong lĩnh vực pháp luật thương mại quốc tế. Định chế WTO : Từ nguồn lợi của Mỹ trở thành tội đồ Tuy nhiên, hơn 20 năm sau khi WTO ra đời, nước Mỹ thời Donald Trump khẳng định thái độ mất tin tưởng hoàn toàn đối với Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới. Washington coi WTO hoạt động chậm chạp, can thiệp thô bạo về mặt pháp lý và không đủ năng lực để xử lý các vấn đề địa - chính trị hiện đại, đặc biệt là liên quan đến Trung Quốc, bị Mỹ và nhiều đồng minh cáo buộc là cạnh tranh bất chính trong các lĩnh vực chiến lược, với các trợ cấp ồ ạt cho doanh nghiệp nhà nước, ép buộc doanh nghiệp nước ngoài chuyển giao công nghệ… Năm 2018, chính quyền Trump nhiệm kỳ thứ nhất khởi động cuộc chiến thuế quan, đơn phương đánh thuế hàng trăm tỉ đô hàng nhập từ Trung Quốc. Bắc Kinh khởi kiện. Tháng 9/2020, cơ quan phân xử tranh chấp của WTO ra phán quyết về việc Mỹ áp đặt thuế « mang tính kỳ thị và thái quá », vi phạm các quy định thương mại quốc tế. Đại diện Thương mại Mỹ lúc đó, Robert Lighthizer, đón nhận lạnh nhạt với tuyên bố : « Điều này khẳng định những gì chính quyền Trump đã nói từ bốn năm nay. Đó là WTO hoàn toàn không đủ khả năng ngăn chặn các hoạt động có hại của Trung Quốc trong lĩnh vực công nghệ. » Rời bỏ các quy tắc quốc tế của WTO để « trở về » với « logic của kẻ mạnh » Vào thời điểm cuộc chiến thuế quan chống Trung Quốc lần thứ nhất bùng lên, nhiều chuyên gia như cựu tổng giám đốc WTO Pascal Lamy chưa hiểu rõ phe cầm quyền tại Mỹ muốn gì. Cựu tổng giám đốc WTO băn khoăn : « Hoa Kỳ vẫn chưa nói rõ vấn đề mà họ muốn là gì. Liệu có phải vì các trọng tài viên chưa đưa ra quyết định đúng đắn theo quan điểm của họ, hay vì họ phản đối cơ chế trọng tài siêu quốc gia này ? ». « Liệu việc Washington ngăn chặn bổ nhiệm thẩm phán của cơ quan trọng tài giải quyết tranh chấp của WTO, khiến hệ thống bị tê liệt, có phải là một chiến thuật nhằm thiết lập lại các quy tắc thương mại toàn cầu và buộc Trung Quốc phải nhượng bộ, hay đánh dấu sự kết thúc của chủ nghĩa đa phương (multilateralism), điều mà người Mỹ không còn đồng cảm nữa ? » (trích Le Monde, ngày 10/12/2019). Đọc thêm - Pascal Lamy : ''WTO cần tiếp tục tồn tại, cho dù không có Donald Trump'' Năm nay, khi Trump trở lại nắm quyền, tình hình đã hoàn toàn rõ. Phe cầm quyền của Donald Trump tại Mỹ không chỉ coi Trung Quốc là đích ngắm, trong ngày 02/04/2025, « Ngày Giải phóng nước Mỹ », Donald Trump tuyên bố đơn phương đánh « thuế đối ứng » đối với tuyệt đại đa số các nước, bất chấp luật pháp thương mại quốc tế hiện hành. Điều đó có nghĩa là phe tổng thống Trump không dừng ở việc tấn công vào một số quy tắc của WTO, mà là vào thẩm quyền « siêu quốc gia », vai trò cầm cân nẩy mực của định chế thương mại lớn nhất hành tinh này. Triết lý hành động của tổng thống Donald Trump được thể hiện công khai: Thế giới là một đấu trường, kẻ mạnh áp đặt luật chơi, luật pháp quốc tế hoàn toàn không còn chỗ đứng. Cuộc chiến thuế quan toàn cầu chỉ là phần nổi… Hủy hoại các luật chơi của WTO, nước Mỹ của Donald Trump thực sự tìm kiếm gì ? Nguyên tổng giám đốc Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới Pascal Lamy, trả lời đài Pháp France 24 hồi tháng 5/2025, đã cảnh báo là cuộc chiến thuế quan nghiêm trọng, làm rung chuyển hệ thống thương mại toàn cầu đang diễn ra chỉ là phần nổi. Điều hệ trọng hơn nhiều là tham vọng thâu tóm quyền lực để độc quyền hành xử bất chấp luật lệ của lãnh đạo Mỹ: « Chúng ta đã có phần bị đánh lạc hướng bởi phong cách hành xử quá đỗi hiếu động của ông Trump, những màn trình diễn liên tục và hàng ngày của ông Trump về vấn đề thuế quan. Chắc chắn tôi không phải là người coi nhẹ vấn đề thương mại quốc tế. Nhưng tôi nghĩ hệ quả của không khí này là chúng ta sẽ không thấy rõ những gì ông ấy thực sự đang làm trong hậu trường, trên bình diện chính trị tại Mỹ, và đối với hệ thống quốc tế. Và điều này có lẽ nghiêm trọng hơn, sâu sắc hơn, mang tính hệ thống hơn nhiều. Đây là điều mà theo tôi, chúng ta chưa chú ý đủ mức và đó là điều nghiêm trọng nhất.  Tôi nghĩ rằng một lần nữa, chủ nghĩa bảo hộ mậu dịch của Trump rõ ràng là một vấn đề thực sự, nhưng vấn đề này có thể che khuất điều nghiêm trọng hơn, sâu xa hơn. Đó là việc hành pháp lấn át. Chúng ta không còn nghe tiếng nói của Quốc Hội Mỹ nữa. Tại Mỹ, tòa án không còn là cơ quan kiểm soát các hành động của tổng thống trong các vấn đề thương mại quốc tế. Và ông Trump đang đưa ra những quyết định hoàn toàn vi phạm các thỏa thuận quốc tế mà Hoa Kỳ đã ký kết trong 150 năm qua. Điều này rất nghiêm trọng, đặc biệt là trong lĩnh vực môi trường. Dường như đã có quyết định không phải để cho phép thăm dò mà là khai thác một số đáy biển sâu, trong khi mọi người đều đồng ý là việc này phải tuân theo các thủ tục quốc tế. Như vậy là đã có một nỗ lực phá hủy một cách có hệ thống những cơ chế nào hạn chế việc thực thi quyền lực. Đây là điều mà theo tôi là rất nghiêm trọng. » Ngăn cản WTO cải tổ vì khí hậu – môi trường, bảo vệ « năng lượng hóa thạch » Các đòn tấn công trực diện của phe cầm quyền tại Mỹ làm rung chuyển nền móng của WTO, trụ cột của thương mại quốc tế, có một đích ngắm mang tính hệ thống, đó là các nỗ lực hướng đến cải cách triệt để định chế WTO, để Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới có thể cung cấp « các giải pháp mạnh mẽ cho vấn đề biến đổi khí hậu », như ghi nhận của Ralph Ossa, kinh tế gia trưởng của WTO, hồi tháng 12/2024. Trợ lý tổng giám đốc WTO, ông Jean-Marie Paugam, đã nói đến viễn cảnh mở đàm phán về thương mại, khí hậu và phát triển bền vững trong khuôn khổ WTO. Một số chuyên gia nói đến phối hợp mật thiết giữa WTO- UNFCCC (Công ước khung về Biến đổi khí hậu của Liên Hiệp Quốc), với một ban thư ký thường trực chung (bài « Khí hậu và Thương mại : Vì một chủ nghĩa đa phương của chung » của Sébastian Jean và Denis Tersen, trang của viện tư vấn Terre Nova). Đọc thêm : Chính quyền Trump cố triệt hạ giới khoa học về khí hậu và môi trường Rút nước Mỹ ra khỏi Hiệp định Khí hậu Paris ngay từ ngày đầu nhậm chức : Chính sách nhất quán của tổng thống Trump, trong nhiệm kỳ trước cũng như nhiệm kỳ này, là tấn công vào các thỏa thuận quốc tế về khí hậu và môi trường, cũng như các định chế bảo vệ môi trường tại chính nước Mỹ. Việc Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới có thể tiến hành được các cải tổ để lợi ích kinh tế kết hợp với bảo vệ môi trường sẽ là hồi chuông báo tử đối với mô hình kinh tế dựa trên năng lượng hóa thạch mà phe cầm quyền của tổng thống Trump bám giữ. Tuy nhiên, để hiểu vì sao phe cầm quyền tại Mỹ lại bám chặt vào kinh tế năng lượng hóa thạch cũng rất cần đặt việc này trong cuộc ganh đua quyết liệt giữa Mỹ và Trung Quốc, một thời là con gà đẻ trứng vàng của các tập đoàn Mỹ, nay trở thành nền kinh tế thứ hai và là quốc gia phát thải đứng đầu thế giới. Và sự phụ thuộc ngày càng mật thiết về kinh tế Mỹ - Trung trong hàng chục năm toàn cầu hóa thương mại vừa qua đã không dẫn đến quan hệ hòa bình (« l'introuvable interdépendance pacificatrice ») (theo Benjamin Burbaumer trong cuốn « Chine/États-Unis, le capitalisme contre la mondialisation » [Trung Quốc/Mỹ, chủ nghĩa tư bản chống lại toàn cầu hóa], Nxb La Découverte, 2024, tr. 111).

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Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I'm Nelson John and here are today's top stories. SOUTH AFRICA RUSHES TO AVOID US TARIFF HIT South Africa is racing to avert the US's steepest sub-Saharan tariff yet — 30% on some exports. Pretoria says it's ready to offer a “broad, generous” trade deal, including more imports of US poultry, blueberries, and pork, to save an estimated 30,000 jobs in an economy with 33.2% unemployment. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen and Trade Minister Parks Tau argue SA exports — just 0.25% of US imports — aren't a threat. Talks, however, are tangled with US concerns over SA's land reform and race-based job laws, which Trump has criticised. Steenhuisen calls it a “new era” of tariffs tied to politics, while Tau brands the process “unprecedented” and outside WTO norms. INDIA–CHINA FLIGHTS SET FOR TAKE-OFF After four years, direct India–China flights could return by September. New Delhi has told carriers to be ready, with an announcement expected at the SCO summit in China. IndiGo is already preparing. Flights were halted after the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes that froze ties. Recent thaw: India resumed tourist visas for Chinese nationals and agreed to restart the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. PM Modi is due in Tianjin on Aug 31 for his first China visit in seven years. ULTRAVIOLETTE CHARGES UP WITH $21M FUNDING Bengaluru-based premium e-motorcycle maker Ultraviolette has raised $21M, led by Japan's TDK Ventures, with continued backing from Zoho, Lingotto, and notable angel investors. Funds will scale manufacturing, R&D, and expand retail from 20 to 100 cities. CEO Narayan Subramaniam says the TDK tie-up accelerates its push for advanced batteries, intelligent systems, and global expansion. NEW TAX ERA FOR INDIA Parliament has passed the Income Tax Bill, 2025, replacing the 1961 Act from April 1, 2026. The rewrite halves the law's size to 536 sections, swaps “assessment year” for “tax year,” reintroduces some deductions, and keeps tax rates unchanged. It enables tech-driven faceless assessments but retains search-and-seizure powers, raising privacy concerns. The Bill now awaits the President's assent. ₹18,500 CR PUSH FOR CHIPS, POWER & METRO The Union Cabinet has cleared ₹18,500 crore for manufacturing and infrastructure. Four new semiconductor projects in Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh — including a silicon carbide fab in Bhubaneswar — will create 2,000+ skilled jobs. Also approved: the ₹8,146 crore 700 MW Tato-II hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh and Lucknow Metro's ₹5,801 crore Phase-1B expansion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A version of this essay has been published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/shadow-warrior-from-crisis-to-advantage-how-india-can-outplay-the-trump-tariff-gambit-13923031.htmlA simple summary of the recent brouhaha about President Trump's imposition of 25% tariffs on India as well as his comment on India's ‘dead economy' is the following from Shakespeare's Macbeth: “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. Trump further imposed punitive tariffs totalling 50% on August 6th allegedly for India funding Russia's war machine via buying oil.As any negotiator knows, a good opening gambit is intended to set the stage for further parleys, so that you could arrive at a negotiated settlement that is acceptable to both parties. The opening gambit could well be a maximalist statement, or one's ‘dream outcome', the opposite of which is ‘the walkway point' beyond which you are simply not willing to make concessions. The usual outcome is somewhere in between these two positions or postures.Trump is both a tough negotiator, and prone to making broad statements from which he has no problem retreating later. It's down-and-dirty boardroom tactics that he's bringing to international trade. Therefore I think Indians don't need to get rattled. It's not the end of the world, and there will be climbdowns and adjustments. Think hard about the long term.I was on a panel discussion on this topic on TV just hours after Trump made his initial 25% announcement, and I mentioned an interplay between geo-politics and geo-economics. Trump is annoyed that his Ukraine-Russia play is not making much headway, and also that BRICS is making progress towards de-dollarization. India is caught in this crossfire (‘collateral damage') but the geo-economic facts on the ground are not favorable to Trump.I am in general agreement with Trump on his objectives of bringing manufacturing and investment back to the US, but I am not sure that he will succeed, and anyway his strong-arm tactics may backfire. I consider below what India should be prepared to do to turn adversity into opportunity.The anti-Thucydides Trap and the baleful influence of Whitehall on Deep StateWhat is remarkable, though, is that Trump 2.0 seems to be indistinguishable from the Deep State: I wondered last month if the Deep State had ‘turned' Trump. The main reason many people supported Trump in the first place was the damage the Deep State was wreaking on the US under the Obama-Biden regime. But it appears that the resourceful Deep State has now co-opted Trump for its agenda, and I can only speculate how.The net result is that there is the anti-Thucydides Trap: here is the incumbent power, the US, actively supporting the insurgent power, China, instead of suppressing it, as Graham Allison suggested as the historical pattern. It, in all fairness, did not start with Trump, but with Nixon in China in 1971. In 1985, the US trade deficit with China was $6 million. In 1986, $1.78 billion. In 1995, $35 billion.But it ballooned after China entered the WTO in 2001. $202 billion in 2005; $386 billion in 2022.In 2025, after threatening China with 150% tariffs, Trump retreated by postponing them; besides he has caved in to Chinese demands for Nvidia chips and for exemptions from Iran oil sanctions if I am not mistaken.All this can be explained by one word: leverage. China lured the US with the siren-song of the cost-leader ‘China price', tempting CEOs and Wall Street, who sleepwalked into surrender to the heft of the Chinese supply chain.Now China has cornered Trump via its monopoly over various things, the most obvious of which is rare earths. Trump really has no option but to give in to Chinese blackmail. That must make him furious: in addition to his inability to get Putin to listen to him, Xi is also ignoring him. Therefore, he will take out his frustrations on others, such as India, the EU, Japan, etc. Never mind that he's burning bridges with them.There's a Malayalam proverb that's relevant here: “angadiyil thottathinu ammayodu”. Meaning, you were humiliated in the marketplace, so you come home and take it out on your mother. This is quite likely what Trump is doing, because he believes India et al will not retaliate. In fact Japan and the EU did not retaliate, but gave in, also promising to invest large sums in the US. India could consider a different path: not active conflict, but not giving in either, because its equations with the US are different from those of the EU or Japan.Even the normally docile Japanese are beginning to notice.Beyond that, I suggested a couple of years ago that Deep State has a plan to enter into a condominium agreement with China, so that China gets Asia, and the US gets the Americas and the Pacific/Atlantic. This is exactly like the Vatican-brokered medieval division of the world between Spain and Portugal, and it probably will be equally bad for everyone else. And incidentally it makes the Quad infructuous, and deepens distrust of American motives.The Chinese are sure that they have achieved the condominium, or rather forced the Americans into it. Here is a headline from the Financial Express about their reaction to the tariffs: they are delighted that the principal obstacle in their quest for hegemony, a US-India military and economic alliance, is being blown up by Trump, and they lose no opportunity to deride India as not quite up to the mark, whereas they and the US have achieved a G2 detente.Two birds with one stone: gloat about the breakdown in the US-India relationship, and exhibit their racist disdain for India yet again.They laugh, but I bet India can do an end-run around them. As noted above, the G2 is a lot like the division of the world into Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence in 1494. Well, that didn't end too well for either of them. They had their empires, which they looted for gold and slaves, but it made them fat, dumb and happy. The Dutch, English, and French capitalized on more dynamic economies, flexible colonial systems, and aggressive competition, overtaking the Iberian powers in global influence by the 17th century. This is a salutary historical parallel.I have long suspected that the US Deep State is being led by the nose by the malign Whitehall (the British Deep State): I call it the ‘master-blaster' syndrome. On August 6th, there was indirect confirmation of this in ex-British PM Boris Johnson's tweet about India. Let us remember he single-handedly ruined the chances of a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine War in 2022. Whitehall's mischief and meddling all over, if you read between the lines.Did I mention the British Special Force's views? Ah, Whitehall is getting a bit sloppy in its propaganda.Wait, so is India important (according to Whitehall) or unimportant (according to Trump)?Since I am very pro-American, I have a word of warning to Trump: you trust perfidious Albion at your peril. Their country is ruined, and they will not rest until they ruin yours too.I also wonder if there are British paw-prints in a recent and sudden spate of racist attacks on Indians in Ireland. A 6-year old girl was assaulted and kicked in the private parts. A nurse was gang-raped by a bunch of teenagers. Ireland has never been so racist against Indians (yes, I do remember the sad case of Savita Halappanavar, but that was religious bigotry more than racism). And I remember sudden spikes in anti-Indian attacks in Australia and Canada, both British vassals.There is no point in Indians whining about how the EU and America itself are buying more oil, palladium, rare earths, uranium etc. from Russia than India is. I am sorry to say this, but Western nations are known for hypocrisy. For example, exactly 80 years ago they dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, but not on Germany or Italy. Why? The answer is uncomfortable. Lovely post-facto rationalization, isn't it?Remember the late lamented British East India Company that raped and pillaged India?Applying the three winning strategies to geo-economicsAs a professor of business strategy and innovation, I emphasize to my students that there are three broad ways of gaining an advantage over others: 1. Be the cost leader, 2. Be the most customer-intimate player, 3. Innovate. The US as a nation is patently not playing the cost leader; it does have some customer intimacy, but it is shrinking; its strength is in innovation.If you look at comparative advantage, the US at one time had strengths in all three of the above. Because it had the scale of a large market (and its most obvious competitors in Europe were decimated by world wars) America did enjoy an ability to be cost-competitive, especially as the dollar is the global default reserve currency. It demonstrated this by pushing through the Plaza Accords, forcing the Japanese yen to appreciate, destroying their cost advantage.In terms of customer intimacy, the US is losing its edge. Take cars for example: Americans practically invented them, and dominated the business, but they are in headlong retreat now because they simply don't make cars that people want outside the US: Japanese, Koreans, Germans and now Chinese do. Why were Ford and GM forced to leave the India market? Their “world cars” are no good in value-conscious India and other emerging markets.Innovation, yes, has been an American strength. Iconic Americans like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs led the way in product and process innovation. US universities have produced idea after idea, and startups have ignited Silicon Valley. In fact Big Tech and aerospace/armaments are the biggest areas where the US leads these days.The armaments and aerospace tradeThat is pertinent because of two reasons: one is Trump's peevishness at India's purchase of weapons from Russia (even though that has come down from 70+% of imports to 36% according to SIPRI); two is the fact that there are significant services and intangible imports by India from the US, of for instance Big Tech services, even some routed through third countries like Ireland.Armaments and aerospace purchases from the US by India have gone up a lot: for example the Apache helicopters that arrived recently, the GE 404 engines ordered for India's indigenous fighter aircraft, Predator drones and P8-i Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. I suspect Trump is intent on pushing India to buy F-35s, the $110-million dollar 5th generation fighters.Unfortunately, the F-35 has a spotty track record. There were two crashes recently, one in Albuquerque in May, and the other on July 31 in Fresno, and that's $220 million dollars gone. Besides, the spectacle of a hapless British-owned F-35B sitting, forlorn, in the rain, in Trivandrum airport for weeks, lent itself to trolls, who made it the butt of jokes. I suspect India has firmly rebuffed Trump on this front, which has led to his focus on Russian arms.There might be other pushbacks too. Personally, I think India does need more P-8i submarine hunter-killer aircraft to patrol the Bay of Bengal, but India is exerting its buyer power. There are rumors of pauses in orders for Javelin and Stryker missiles as well.On the civilian aerospace front, I am astonished that all the media stories about Air India 171 and the suspicion that Boeing and/or General Electric are at fault have disappeared without a trace. Why? There had been the big narrative push to blame the poor pilots, and now that there is more than reasonable doubt that these US MNCs are to blame, there is a media blackout?Allegations about poor manufacturing practices by Boeing in North Charleston, South Carolina by whistleblowers have been damaging for the company's brand: this is where the 787 Dreamliners are put together. It would not be surprising if there is a slew of cancellations of orders for Boeing aircraft, with customers moving to Airbus. Let us note Air India and Indigo have placed some very large, multi-billion dollar orders with Boeing that may be in jeopardy.India as a consuming economy, and the services trade is hugely in the US' favorMany observers have pointed out the obvious fact that India is not an export-oriented economy, unlike, say, Japan or China. It is more of a consuming economy with a large, growing and increasingly less frugal population, and therefore it is a target for exporters rather than a competitor for exporting countries. As such, the impact of these US tariffs on India will be somewhat muted, and there are alternative destinations for India's exports, if need be.While Trump has focused on merchandise trade and India's modest surplus there, it is likely that there is a massive services trade, which is in the US' favor. All those Big Tech firms, such as Microsoft, Meta, Google and so on run a surplus in the US' favor, which may not be immediately evident because they route their sales through third countries, e.g. Ireland.These are the figures from the US Trade Representative, and quite frankly I don't believe them: there are a lot of invisible services being sold to India, and the value of Indian data is ignored.In addition to the financial implications, there are national security concerns. Take the case of Microsoft's cloud offering, Azure, which arbitrarily turned off services to Indian oil retailer Nayara on the flimsy grounds that the latter had substantial investment from Russia's Rosneft. This is an example of jurisdictional over-reach by US companies, which has dire consequences. India has been lax about controlling Big Tech, and this has to change.India is Meta's largest customer base. Whatsapp is used for practically everything. Which means that Meta has access to enormous amounts of Indian customer data, for which India is not even enforcing local storage. This is true of all other Big Tech (see OpenAI's Sam Altman below): they are playing fast and loose with Indian data, which is not in India's interest at all.Data is the new oil, says The Economist magazine. So how much should Meta, OpenAI et al be paying for Indian data? Meta is worth trillions of dollars, OpenAI half a trillion. How much of that can be attributed to Indian data?There is at least one example of how India too can play the digital game: UPI. Despite ham-handed efforts to now handicap UPI with a fee (thank you, brilliant government bureaucrats, yes, go ahead and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs), it has become a contender in a field that has long been dominated by the American duopoly of Visa and Mastercard. In other words, India can scale up and compete.It is unfortunate that India has not built up its own Big Tech behind a firewall as has been done behind the Great Firewall of China. But it is not too late. Is it possible for India-based cloud service providers to replace US Big Tech like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure? Yes, there is at least one player in that market: Zoho.Second, what are the tariffs on Big Tech exports to India these days? What if India were to decide to impose a 50% tax on revenue generated in India through advertisement or through sales of services, mirroring the US's punitive taxes on Indian goods exports? Let me hasten to add that I am not suggesting this, it is merely a hypothetical argument.There could also be non-tariff barriers as China has implemented, but not India: data locality laws, forced use of local partners, data privacy laws like the EU's GDPR, anti-monopoly laws like the EU's Digital Markets Act, strict application of IPR laws like 3(k) that absolutely prohibits the patenting of software, and so on. India too can play legalistic games. This is a reason US agri-products do not pass muster: genetically modified seeds, and milk from cows fed with cattle feed from blood, offal and ground-up body parts.Similarly, in the ‘information' industry, India is likely to become the largest English-reading country in the world. I keep getting come-hither emails from the New York Times offering me $1 a month deals on their product: they want Indian customers. There are all these American media companies present in India, untrammelled by content controls or taxes. What if India were to give a choice to Bloomberg, Reuters, NYTimes, WaPo, NPR et al: 50% tax, or exit?This attack on peddlers of fake information and manufacturing consent I do suggest, and I have been suggesting for years. It would make no difference whatsoever to India if these media outlets were ejected, and they surely could cover India (well, basically what they do is to demean India) just as well from abroad. Out with them: good riddance to bad rubbish.What India needs to doI believe India needs to play the long game. It has to use its shatrubodha to realize that the US is not its enemy: in Chanakyan terms, the US is the Far Emperor. The enemy is China, or more precisely the Chinese Empire. Han China is just a rump on their south-eastern coast, but it is their conquered (and restive) colonies such as Tibet, Xinjiang, Manchuria and Inner Mongolia, that give them their current heft.But the historical trends are against China. It has in the past had stable governments for long periods, based on strong (and brutal) imperial power. Then comes the inevitable collapse, when the center falls apart, and there is absolute chaos. It is quite possible, given various trends, including demographic changes, that this may happen to China by 2050.On the other hand, (mostly thanks, I acknowledge, to China's manufacturing growth), the center of gravity of the world economy has been steadily shifting towards Asia. The momentum might swing towards India if China stumbles, but in any case the era of Atlantic dominance is probably gone for good. That was, of course, only a historical anomaly. Asia has always dominated: see Angus Maddison's magisterial history of the world economy, referred to below as well.I am reminded of the old story of the king berating his court poet for calling him “the new moon” and the emperor “the full moon”. The poet escaped being punished by pointing out that the new moon is waxing and the full moon is waning.This is the long game India has to keep in mind. Things are coming together for India to a great extent: in particular the demographic dividend, improved infrastructure, fiscal prudence, and the increasing centrality of the Indian Ocean as the locus of trade and commerce.India can attempt to gain competitive advantage in all three ways outlined above:* Cost-leadership. With a large market (assuming companies are willing to invest at scale), a low-cost labor force, and with a proven track-record of frugal innovation, India could well aim to be a cost-leader in selected areas of manufacturing. But this requires government intervention in loosening monetary policy and in reducing barriers to ease of doing business* Customer-intimacy. What works in highly value-conscious India could well work in other developing countries. For instance, the economic environment in ASEAN is largely similar to India's, and so Indian products should appeal to their residents; similarly with East Africa. Thus the Indian Ocean Rim with its huge (and in Africa's case, rapidly growing) population should be a natural fit for Indian products* Innovation. This is the hardest part, and it requires a new mindset in education and industry, to take risks and work at the bleeding edge of technology. In general, Indians have been content to replicate others' innovations at lower cost or do jugaad (which cannot scale up). To do real, disruptive innovation, first of all the services mindset should transition to a product mindset (sorry, Raghuram Rajan). Second, the quality of human capital must be improved. Third, there should be patient risk capital. Fourth, there should be entrepreneurs willing to try risky things. All of these are difficult, but doable.And what is the end point of this game? Leverage. The ability to compel others to buy from you.China has demonstrated this through its skill at being a cost-leader in industry after industry, often hollowing out entire nations through means both fair and foul. These means include far-sighted industrial policy including the acquisition of skills, technology, and raw materials, as well as hidden subsidies that support massive scaling, which ends up driving competing firms elsewhere out of business. India can learn a few lessons from them. One possible lesson is building capabilities, as David Teece of UC Berkeley suggested in 1997, that can span multiple products, sectors and even industries: the classic example is that of Nikon, whose optics strength helps it span industries such as photography, printing, and photolithography for chip manufacturing. Here is an interesting snapshot of China's capabilities today.2025 is, in a sense, a point of inflection for India just as the crisis in 1991 was. India had been content to plod along at the Nehruvian Rate of Growth of 2-3%, believing this was all it could achieve, as a ‘wounded civilization'. From that to a 6-7% growth rate is a leap, but it is not enough, nor is it testing the boundaries of what India can accomplish.1991 was the crisis that turned into an opportunity by accident. 2025 is a crisis that can be carefully and thoughtfully turned into an opportunity.The Idi Amin syndrome and the 1000 Talents program with AIThere is a key area where an American error may well be a windfall for India. This is based on the currently fashionable H1-B bashing which is really a race-bashing of Indians, and which has been taken up with gusto by certain MAGA folks. Once again, I suspect the baleful influence of Whitehall behind it, but whatever the reason, it looks like Indians are going to have a hard time settling down in the US.There are over a million Indians on H1-Bs, a large number of them software engineers, let us assume for convenience there are 250,000 of them. Given country caps of exactly 9800 a year, they have no realistic chance of getting a Green Card in the near future, and given the increasingly fraught nature of life there for brown people, they may leave the US, and possibly return to India..I call this the Idi Amin syndrome. In 1972, the dictator of Uganda went on a rampage against Indian-origin people in his country, and forcibly expelled 80,000 of them, because they were dominating the economy. There were unintended consequences: those who were ejected mostly went to the US and UK, and they have in many cases done well. But Uganda's economy virtually collapsed.That's a salutary experience. I am by no means saying that the US economy would collapse, but am pointing to the resilience of the Indians who were expelled. If, similarly, Trump forces a large number of Indians to return to India, that might well be a case of short-term pain and long-term gain: urvashi-shapam upakaram, as in the Malayalam phrase.Their return would be akin to what happened in China and Taiwan with their successful effort to attract their diaspora back. The Chinese program was called 1000 Talents, and they scoured the globe for academics and researchers of Chinese origin, and brought them back with attractive incentives and large budgets. They had a major role in energizing the Chinese economy.Similarly, Taiwan with Hsinchu University attracted high-quality talent, among which was the founder of TSMC, the globally dominant chip giant.And here is Trump offering to India on a platter at least 100,000 software engineers, especially at a time when generativeAI is decimating low-end jobs everywhere. They can work on some very compelling projects that could revolutionize Indian education, up-skilling and so on, and I am not at liberty to discuss them. Suffice to say that these could turbo-charge the Indian software industry and get it away from mundane, routine body-shopping type jobs.ConclusionThe Trump tariff tantrum is definitely a short-term problem for India, but it can be turned around, and turned into an opportunity, if only the country plays its cards right and focuses on building long-term comparative advantages and accepting the gift of a mis-step by Trump in geo-economics.In geo-politics, India and the US need each other to contain China, and so that part, being so obvious, will be taken care of more or less by default.Thus, overall, the old SWOT analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. On balance, I am of the opinion that the threats contain in them the germs of opportunities. It is up to Indians to figure out how to take advantage of them. This is your game to win or lose, India!4150 words, 9 Aug 2025 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

- Chủ trì phiên họp Chính phủ thường kỳ tháng 7, Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính yêu cầu thúc đẩy các động lực tăng trưởng để đạt mục tiêu GDP tăng 8,3-8,5% trong năm nay.- Ủy ban Trung ương Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam phân bổ 131 tỷ đồng hỗ trợ Nghệ An, Điện Biên, Sơn La khắc phục hậu quả do mưa lũ.- Lạng Sơn khắc phục khó khăn do thời tiết, đẩy nhanh tiến độ Dự án cao tốc Hữu Nghị - Chi Lăng.- Phái đoàn của Thái Lan đến Malaysia bắt đầu đàm phán cấp độ 2, mở  ra cơ hội hòa bình bền vững tại khu vực biên giới với Campuchia. - Tổng thống Donald Trump tuyên bố áp thuế 100% đối với chip và chất bán dẫn nhập khẩu.- Brazil chính thức đệ đơn kiện lên Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới (WTO) để phản đối các mức thuế mới mà Mỹ áp đặt đối với nước này.

President Trump continues to levy tariffs on trading partners. Brazil, India and China are the latest to feel pressure from the Oval Office. One country may seek help from the WTO. The U.S. continues to negotiate with Russia to end the 3 year war with Ukraine. 

In this special episode, listen to one of CSIS's newest podcasts, Echonomics, that investigates how past economic events in Asia continue to impact U.S. policy today.  After decades of negotiations, promises to open its markets, and convincing the Chinese people of the country's next step, China officially joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. Wendy Cutler, Ambassador Xiangchen Zhang, and Bill Reinsch discuss why China and the world wanted the country to join the WTO and why many have come to regret it.  Check out other episodes here. 

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr250801.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- As of today, Trump has made a deal with the EU for a 15% tariff on goods to the US, with some important exceptions. A DW correspondent Christine Mhundwa explains some of the criticism from European countries, and the questions of the legality of these tariffs under WTO trading rules. From FRANCE- First some European press reviews about the US-EU tariff deal. Then press on the UN conference on Gaza which the US and Israel boycotted- Arab nations urged Hamas to disarm and end its rule in Gaza, while Canada and France said that they will recognize Palestinian statehood. Meanwhile the King of Jordan said the Gaza crisis is the worst in modern history. The Trump administration said it will be rescinding the fact that greenhouse emissions endanger human health, and eliminate all US regulations controlling them. An interview with Dan Becker, Director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign about the effect this could have on the US economy and global environment. From JAPAN- Clean up of 880 tonnes of molten nuclear fuel and structures at the Fukushima nuclear power plant will not begin until the late 2030s at the earliest. North Korean senior figure has dashed hopes of reunification as proposed by the new South Korean president. The upcoming Australian ban on social media for those under 16 will now include Youtube. From CUBA- Activists have been gathering in the English city of Bristol to create a global Sumud flotilla, with dozens of boats leaving from different ports to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The airdrops of aid to Gaza have been ineffective and dangerous to the starving residents. Available in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml PODCAST!!!- https://feed.podbean.com/outFarpress/feed.xml (160kb Highest Quality) Website Page- < http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml ¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts "What we call the personality is often a jumble of genuine traits and adopted coping styles that do not reflect our true self at all but the loss of it." -- Gabor Mate Dan Roberts Shortwave Report- www.outfarpress.com YouthSpeaksOut!- www.youthspeaksout.net

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comTara Zahra is a writer and academic. She's currently the Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of East European History at the University of Chicago. This week we discuss her latest book, Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars.For two clips of our convo — on the starving of Germany during and after WWI, and what Henry Ford and Trump have in common — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: growing up in the Poconos; her parents' butcher shop; ballet her first career goal; her undergrad course on fascism that inspired grad school; how the Habsburg Dynasty was the EU before the EU; the golden age of internationalism; cutting off trade and migration during WWI; the Spanish flu; the Russian Revolution; pogroms across Europe; scapegoating Jews over globalization and finance; the humiliation at Versailles; Austria-Hungary chopped up and balkanized; Ellis Island as a detention center; massive inflation after the war; the Klan in the 1920s; Keynes; the Great Depression and rise of fascism; mass deportations in the US; autarky; Hitler linking that self-reliance to political freedom; Lebensraum; anti-Semitism; the Red Scare; the WTO and China; the 2008 crash; Trump's tariff threats; rare earths; reshoring; fracking and energy independence; MAHA; Elon Musk and Henry Ford; Mars as Musk's Lebensraum; and the longing for national identity.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: trans activist Shannon Minter debating trans issues, Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution, and Johann Hari turning the tables to interview me. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

Our resident constitutional expert Bruce Fein joins to make the case for impeaching the Supreme Court AND the President, and what we—as citizens—can do to make it happen. Then we welcome Lori Wallach of Rethink Trade to evaluate Trump's tariff policy. Are these trade deals bringing manufacturing back to the US? Or is Trump just using tariffs as a cudgel to punish countries that annoy him?Bruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law. Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.This has real consequences for you people all over the country because one of their shadow docket decisions (without explanation or hearing) briefs just very recently said that Trump can fire all these people in the IRS or the Education Department or EPA and get away with it. And, in fact, paralyze the workings of his (statutorily-established-by-Congress) Cabinet Secretary and Department…So this is devastating to your health, economic safety, environment, workplace safety, education, all kinds of things that are being ridden into the ground.Ralph NaderIn my judgment, the court has basically abandoned its role as a check on executive power…It's actually become an appendage of the executive branch. Nothing placing any kind of serious or material handcuff on what the President can do on his own. And the President is taking full advantage of that.Bruce FeinLori Wallach is a 30-year veteran of international and U.S. congressional trade battles— starting with the 1990s fights over NAFTA and WTO when she founded the “Global Trade Watch” group at Public Citizen. She is now the director of the Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project, and a Senior Advisor to the Citizens Trade Campaign.What these guys are doing [with Trump's tariff policy] it's basically trying to build a house with just a hammer—we are against saws; we are against screwdrivers; we do not actually believe in nails, no other tools; we will just hammer a bunch of wood. And as a result, we're going to make some noise and we're definitely going to break some things, but we're not actually building a new redistributed trade system—which we could.Lori WallachBest that we can tell, the dynamic is something like: Trump is so engaged in the fun and chaos—fun (from his perspective) and chaos of throwing tariff news around like a lightning bolt that he really is not taking advice about it from people who know how you could use tariffs to try and ostensibly achieve the things he promised. He's just enjoying throwing around tariffs.Lori WallachNews 7/18/25* Last week, Elon Musk's pet AI program – Grok – began identifying itself as “MechaHitler,” and spitting out intricate rape threats and sexual fantasies directed at individuals like liberal pundit Will Stancil and now-ex X CEO Linda Yaccarino. This week, Musk rolled out Grok's new “sexy mode” which includes a visual avatar feature depicting the artificial entity as a quasi-pornographic anime-esque character who can flirt with users, per the Standard. So, naturally, the Trump Defense Department awarded xAI, the parent company behind Grok, a $200 million contract. According to CNN, “The contracts will enable the DoD to develop agentic AI workflows and use them to address critical national security challenges.” It is unclear how exactly the entity calling itself MechaHitler will accomplish that.* In local news, a special election was held in Washington DC's Ward 8 this week, seeking to replace corrupt councilmember Trayon White. White was implicated in an FBI bribery investigation and was expelled from the council in February. Yet, because of the splintered opposition, White pulled out a narrow victory on Wednesday, winning with 29.7% of the vote compared to his opponents' 24.3%, 23.7% and 22.3% respectively, per WTOP. In 2024, DC Voters approved a ballot measure to implement ranked-choice voting, which could have helped prevent this outcome, but it has yet to take effect. The DC Council could vote to expel White again more or less immediately; if not, they would likely wait for his trial to commence in January 2026.* Turning to foreign affairs, Israel has bombed the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing three and wounding 34, in strikes primarily targeting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters, per NPR. Israel's attack comes amid tensions between the new, post-Assad Syrian government and the Druze minority in the Southern Syrian city of Sweida. The government claims the Druze violated a ceasefire reached earlier in the week and Syrian troops responded; a new ceasefire deal has been reached and the office of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a statement reading, the “rights [of the citizens of Sweida] will always be protected and…we will not allow any party to tamper with their security or stability.” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, said in a statement that the U.N. chief “condemns Israel's escalatory airstrikes,” as well as reports of the Israeli military's redeployment of forces in the Golan Heights. As journalist Séamus Malekafzali notes, “Damascus is now the 4th Middle Eastern capital to be bombed by Israel in the past 6 weeks, alongside Tehran, Beirut, and Sana'a.”* In more news from Israel, the Knesset this week sought to expel Palestinian lawmaker Ayman Odeh, leader of the Hadash-Ta'al party. According to Haaretz, “The vote was triggered by a Likud lawmaker after Odeh published a social media post in January, saying that he ‘rejoices' over the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.” However, the motion failed to reach the 90-vote threshold, meaning Odeh will remain in the legislature. Six members of Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party voted for the motion, but not Lapid himself. The United Torah Judaism party did not back the motion. Haaretz quotes Hassan Jabareen, an attorney, director of the Adalah Legal Center and legal counsel for Odeh, who said, “The overwhelming support for this initiative – from both the coalition and the opposition – reveals the state's intent to crush Palestinian political representation...This was not a legitimate legal process, but rather a racist, fascist incitement campaign aimed at punishing Odeh for his principled stance against occupation, oppression and Israeli violence.” Senator Bernie Sanders celebrated the failure of the motion, writing “Israel's far right tried to expel Ayman Odeh, an Arab Israeli opposition leader, from the Knesset because of his opposition to Netanyahu's war. Today, they failed. If Israel is going to be considered a democracy, it cannot expel members of parliament for their political views.” This from the Middle East Eye.* Sanders also made news this week by declaring that “Given the illegal and immoral war being waged against the Palestinian people by Netanyahu, NO Democrat should accept money from AIPAC – an organization that also helped deliver the presidency to Donald Trump,” per the Jerusalem Post. Sanders posted this statement in response to a video by Obama foreign policy advisor Ben Rhodes, who said “AIPAC is part of the constellation of forces that have delivered this country into the hands of Donald Trump…These are the wrong people to have under your tent...The kind of people that they are supporting, Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump, I don't want my leaders and my political party cozying up to these people.” Bernie's statement is perhaps the strongest stand taken by any American politician against AIPAC, Israel's front group in American politics and one of the biggest special interest groups in the country. AIPAC throws around eye-popping sums of money to members of both parties; to name just one example, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has accepted over $1.6 million from the group, according to Track AIPAC's Hall of Shame.* In a similar vein, last week we discussed the National Education Association's vote to suspend its ties with the Anti-Defamation League due to the ADL's shift in focus from Jewish civil rights to laundering the reputation of Israel. Since then, the ADL has sought to mobilize their allies to demand the NEA reject the vote. To this end, the ADL has sought the support of J Street, a liberal Jewish group critical of Israel, per the Forward. J Street however has rebuffed the ADL, refusing to sign the group's letter. Though they oppose the NEA resolution, J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami issued a statement reading in part, “charges of antisemitism must not be wielded to quash legitimate criticism of Israeli policy...the NEA vote can[not] be dismissed as being driven by fringe ‘pro-Hamas' antisemitic activists.” Hopefully, more Jewish groups will follow the example of J Street and break with the Zionist orthodoxy of the ADL.* In other foreign policy news, the Guardian reports French President Macron has reached a deal with the leadership of the French “overseas territory” New Caledonia to grant the island statehood and more autonomy within the French legal system. New Caledonia is one of several UN-designated ‘non-self-governing territories.' France has exerted rule over the Pacific Island – over 10,000 miles from Paris – and its nearly 300,000 inhabitants since the 19th century. Last May, riots broke out over France's decision to grant voting rights to thousands of non-indigenous residents. This violence “claimed the lives of 14 people, [and] is estimated to have cost the territory…$2.3 bn... shaving 10% off its gross domestic product.” However, the Times reports indigenous Kanak independence activists reject the deal outright. Brenda Wanabo-Ipeze, a leader of the Co-ordination Cell for Actions on the Ground, who is currently detained in France, said, “This text was signed without us. It does not bind us.” The Times adds that, “The conservative and hard-right French opposition accused Macron of failing to ensure security in the territory. The left accused the president of imposing colonial tactics on a people who should be allowed self-determination.” It remains to be seen whether this deal will prove durable enough to weather criticism from so many angles.* Much has been made of Attorney General Pam Bondi's decision last week to not release any more information related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. A Department of Justice memo reads, “it is the determination of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted.” This has created a firestorm in the MAGA world, with many Trump supporters feeling betrayed as the president implied he would declassify these files if reelected. Now, Congressmen Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act which would “force the House of Representatives to vote on the complete release of the government's files related to Jeffrey Epstein,” according to a press release from Massie's office. This resolution specifically states the files cannot “be withheld, delayed, or redacted” should they cause “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.” The resolution is attracting support from some Republicans, but it is unclear how far this will go under Speaker Johnson, who maintains there is “no daylight between his position and that of Trump,” per the Hill. The position of congressional Republicans has been further complicated by a bombshell report in the Wall Street Journal documenting previously unknown details of the intimate relationship between the late pedophile financier and the president.* Meanwhile, the Trump administration is once again torching America's reputation abroad – this time literally. The Atlantic reports “Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow, according to current and former government employees with direct knowledge of the rations. Within weeks…the food, meant for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be ash.” This cartoonishly evil decision paired with the “Big Beautiful Bill”'s provisions cutting food assistance for children in poverty, point to one inescapable conclusion: the Trump administration wants children to starve.* Finally, on the opposite end of the spectrum, Mexico News Daily reports the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum is debuting a healthy, domestically produced and affordable staple for Mexican consumers – chocolate bars. “This ‘Chocolate de Bienestar' is part of the government's ‘Food for Well-Being' strategy, which aims to bring nutritious and affordable food options to consumers while supporting national producers, particularly those in the southern states of Tabasco and Chiapas — a region that has historically lagged behind other regions in several social and economic indicators.” The Sheinbaum administration is stressing the health benefits of chocolate, noting that, “Studies have shown that chocolate improves cardiovascular health via its antioxidants, provides energy, helps control blood pressure, improves cognitive capacity, satisfies hunger and lifts mood.” At the same time, the administration is seeking to minimize the sugar content “striking a supposedly healthier balance between natural cane sugar and the cacao itself.” This chocolate will be available in three forms:“Chocolate bar containing 50% cacao, and priced at…less than $1.Powdered chocolate with 30% cocoa, priced...$2Chocolate de mesa or tablet chocolate, with 35% cacao, priced at …$5”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

In the most recent annual assessment of trade relationships, the US listed three pages of ‘non-tariff barriers' imposed by South Africa, whose exports currently enter America duty-free. From August 1, Trump Tariffs will make SA goods 40% more expensive for Americans. Trade expert, former WTO senior official Johann Human rates the chances of SA avoiding Trump Tariffs at ‘zero' and in this powerful interview, says unless Pretoria starts to take US objections, SA goods will soon be priced out of the world's biggest marketplace, with a devastating impact on employment. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

Vor 30 Jahren hat die Welthandelsorganisation ihre Arbeit aufgenommen. Der Grund: Die Erfahrung zeigte, dass fairer Wettbewerb hilft, internationale Konflikte zu vermeiden. Heute steckt die WTO in der Krise - nicht nur wegen der US-Zollpolitik. Dohmen, Caspar www.deutschlandfunk.de, Hintergrund

US policy changes, environmental challenges and tourism developments continue to influence the region's strategic planning as highlighted in our latest news roundup.US proposes 10% tariff on Caribbean imports despite WTO concerns about impact on developing economiesGrenada politician Peter David urges self-reliance and suggests diaspora investment fund as US cuts aid programsDominican Republic launches major operation to manage sargassum seaweed affecting eastern beaches Cayman Islands approves law banning non-Caymanians from taking marine life to protect local fishing resourcesDirect flights between Antigua and Colombia scheduled to begin September 2025Indian charity delivers materials for 800 artificial limbs to Trinidad and Tobago following PM Modi's visit Listen online at www.pulseofthecaribbean.com or your favorite streaming platform.Send news releases to news@pulseofthecaribean.com. If you have an interest in sponsoring our podcast, email us at  biz@pulseofthecaribbean.com.

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The constantly changing tariffs from the Trump administration are directly impacting the global seed community. How are seed officials grappling with this unpredictable regulatory environment as well as other key challenges in 2025? In this episode, we will learn about two of the seed sector's biggest current obstacles: trade and illegal seed practices. First, host Laura Rosbrow-Telem gets a fuller picture about seed trade this year from Doaa Abdel Motaal, the senior counselor for the Agriculture and Commodities Division at the World Trade Organization (WTO), and Samuel Crowell, the senior director of international programs and policy at the American Seed Trade Association. We then hear about illegal seed practices, including counterfeit seeds. According to a recent WTO report, more than 50 percent of seeds on the market in certain regions are counterfeit or illegal. We learn why counterfeit seeds are so prevalent and the best ways to curb illegal seed practices, including lessons from China. Yang Yasheng of the China Seed Association shares how China significantly reduced the amount of counterfeit seeds in recent years. State of Seed is a show from the International Seed Federation, with production services by FP Studios.

EU-Kommissionschefin Ursula von der Leyen will den Welthandel über eine neue Organisation retten. Doch ohne die USA und China springt der Vorschlag zu kurz.

100-Milliarden-Geschenk für die Länder, Haushaltsentwurf mit Rekordschulden – und trotzdem eine neue Finanzierungslücke: Diese Woche war für den deutschen Steuerzahler ein teures Fegefeuer.

What happens to global trade when nations stop trusting each other? Our guest, Simon Evenett, Professor of Geopolitics and Strategy at IMD and co-chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Trade and Investment, offers a compelling look at how trust—or the erosion of it—is transforming the global trading system. He explains that international commerce has always depended on a degree of trust, even with rules in place. Since no rulebook is ever complete, trust and reputation step in to keep the system functioning. Evenett reflects on the shift from trade as a cooperative force to trade as a geopolitical weapon. Governments increasingly use export controls and trade restrictions to serve foreign policy and national security goals, and global institutions like the WTO are struggling to keep up. The WTO, once a cornerstone of global trade, is now weakened, especially in areas where rules on export controls are thin or unenforceable. He also examines the fallout from recent U.S. policies, particularly the “America First” agenda, which has eroded trust in the U.S. as a reliable trading partner. On the business side, Evenett notes that companies operating across borders are placing a growing premium on reliability. In today's unpredictable world, trust has become a competitive advantage. While some global trade remains essential—such as in raw materials—many firms are beginning to favor regional supply chains where political stability and trust are stronger. Evenett believes that rebuilding global trust won't necessarily require new institutions but rather a government recommitment to stable, predictable trade policies. He sees promise in smaller coalitions of like-minded countries forming “oases of stability” in an otherwise fragmented trade landscape. His closing advice to future policymakers: spend more time understanding how businesses work. Trade policy detached from commercial realities risks is doing more harm than good.

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During deadCenter '25, Dustin and Dalton sat down with filmmaker Alex Megaro to discuss the official festival selection WTO/99 and his role as co-editor and co-producer on the project. WTO/99 was awarded a Special Jury Recognition Prize for editing at the deadCenter awards ceremony on 06/14/2025. WTO/99: An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO's impacts on human rights, labor, and the environment. Director: Ian Bell Producers: Laura Tatham, Alex Megaro, Ian Bell Editors: Alex Megaro, Ian Bell Archival Producer: Debra McClutchy  Sound: Barbaros Ali Kaynak

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Apple, like all successful companies, became successful by maximizing profits and minimizing costs. However, to achieve this, they sold their soul to America's biggest adversary: the Chinese Communist Party. The story of how this transpired is chronicled in exceptional detail by my guest, Patrick McGee, who joins me to discuss his book “Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company” and explains whether or not he believes Trump can return manufacturing to America. - - -  Today's Sponsor: Balance of Nature - Go to https://balanceofnature.com and use promo code KLAVAN for 35% off your first order PLUS get a free bottle of Fiber and Spice.

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Over a two-day summit in Geneva, U.S. and Chinese negotiators claimed initial consensus on a trade agreement, pausing escalated tariffs for 90 days to draft a comprehensive final implementing deal. Despite mutual praise for ‘substantial progress,' skeptics highlight China's history of unmet trade commitments since its 2001 WTO entry, urging caution before trusting any promises.

This week on Sinica, I chat with veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Davis, who has covered the U.S.-China relationship for decades. He recently published a new book called Broken Engagement, which consists of interviews with U.S. policymakers who were instrumental in shaping American policy toward China from the George H.W. Bush administration through the Biden administration. It's an eye-opening look at the individuals who fought for — and against — engagement with China.2:58 – Bob's thoughts on engagement: whether it was doomed from the start, when and why there was a shift, people's different aspirations for it and retrospective positioning, and whether it could have a transformative effect 13:28 – The Nancy Pelosi interview: her approach, her Taiwan visit, and her critique of capitulation to business interests17:18 – Bob's interviews with Charlene Barshefsky, Lawrence Summers, and Bob Zoellick: the WTO accession, the China shock, Zoellick's “responsible stakeholder” concept, and diplomacy as an ongoing process 27:24 – The Robert Gates interview: security-focused engagement, and his shift to realism 31:14 – Misreading Xi Jinping34:42 – Bob's interviews with Stephen Hadley and Ash Carter regarding the South China Sea 39:19 – The Matt Pottinger interview: his view on China and how COVID changed everything 46:14 – Michael Rogers' interview: cyber espionage and cyber policy 51:25 – Robert O'Brien's interview: the “reverse Kissinger” and Taiwan 54:14 – Bob's interview with Kurt Campbell: his famous Foreign Affairs essay, differentiating between decoupling and de-risking, and technology export restrictions and trade deals 59:28 – The Rahm Emanuel interview: his response to wolf warrior diplomacy1:01:57 – Bob's takeaways: the long-term vision of engagement, introspective interviewees, and his own increased pessimism Paying It Forward: Lingling Wei at The Wall Street Journal; Eva Dou at The Washington Post and her book House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company; and Katrina Northrop at The Washington Post Recommendations: Bob: The TV series Derry Girls (2018-2022) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-2024); and Margaret O'Farrell's novels, including Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait Kaiser: The BBC and Masterpiece series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Glenn Beck Special. How So-Called 'Free Trade' DESTROYED American Jobs As the markets spin from President Trump's tariff strategy and the globalists clutch their pearls, Glenn Beck zooms out to see the bigger picture — the story of how elite-driven trade policies over the last 30 years gutted America's middle class. Deals like NAFTA and China's WTO entry sounded like progress to a lot of people, but they left devastation in their wake, killing jobs, draining small towns, and fueling an opioid epidemic in the heartland. To understand Trump's tariffs, you have to understand the real human cost behind tens of thousands of shuttered U.S. factories and the erosion of the American dream. No one knows the toll of the real human cost better than journalist Salena Zito, who wrote in the Washington Post, “What I learned about ‘America First' in a Pennsylvania steel mill.” U.S. Steel workers who once opposed Japan's investment now welcome it because “if this deal doesn't happen, these jobs will be gone.”  She rejects the claim that Americans don't want manufacturing jobs anymore and are scared of Trump's tariffs. “There's a very different feel in the middle of the country. ‘This might pinch now, but this is better not just for my kids, grandchildren — this is better for my country.'” Glenn argues Trump's tariffs aren't just policy — they're a rebellion against managed decline and a high-stakes gamble to restore American self-reliance.    Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/S0SSdipbsuc?si=IkIeTCE3pYD716Dd Glenn Beck 1.43M subscribers 14,566 views Premiered 5 hours ago #nafta #glennbeck #theblaze ► Click HERE to subscribe to Glenn Beck on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2UVLqhL ► Click HERE to subscribe to BlazeTV: get.blazetv.com/glenn ► Click HERE to subscribe to BlazeTV YouTube:    / @blazetv   ► Click HERE to sign up to Glenn's newsletter: https://www.glennbeck.com/st/Morning_... Connect with Glenn on Social Media:   / glennbeck     / glennbeck     / glennbeck   #glenntv #glennbeck #blazetv #theblaze #freetrade #globalism #nafta #americanjobs #americanmanufacturing

Trade Negotiations with Japan: President Trump met with Japanese officials to discuss trade negotiations, resulting in positive feedback on social media. Discussions included military support costs and trade fairness. Japan has a long-standing military alliance with the US, with many American troops stationed in Okinawa. Japan's Prime Minister stated that Japan won't rush to reach a deal and does not plan to make big concessions. Global Tariff Policies: Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on nearly every country, with higher reciprocal tariffs on significant trading partners like Japan, Vietnam, the EU, and China. A 90-day pause on higher tariffs was announced for all countries except China, which faced a 245% tariff on imports to the US. The Chinese regime responded with higher tariffs on US products, leading to a rapid back-and-forth in the trade war. China's Response: China appointed Lee Chong as its new trade negotiator, signaling a potential shift in negotiation style. Lee has a background in the WTO and supports free trade. The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed a willingness to negotiate, indicating a change in rhetoric. Trump's Broader Policies: Trump emphasized the need for fair trade and national security, particularly concerning semiconductors and the electronic supply chain. The administration's authority to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay is expanding, targeting those with connections to transnational criminal organizations. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. Thanks for Listening #seanhannity #hannity #marklevin #levin #charliekirk #megynkelly #tucker #tuckercarlson #glennbeck #benshapiro #shapiro #trump #sexton #bucksexton#rushlimbaugh #limbaugh #whitehouse #senate #congress #thehouse #democrats#republicans #conservative #senator #congressman #congressmen #congresswoman #capitol #president #vicepresident #POTUS #presidentoftheunitedstatesofamerica#SCOTUS #Supremecourt #DonaldTrump #PresidentDonaldTrump #DT #TedCruz #Benferguson #Verdict #maga #presidenttrump #47 #the47morningupdate #donaldtrump #trump #news #trumpnews #Benferguson #breaking #breakingnews #morningupdateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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For today's episode, Lawfare General Counsel and Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson sat down with Lawfare Contributing Editor Peter Harrell, who was previously Senior Director for International Economics on the National Security Council, and Professor Jennifer Hillman of the Georgetown University Law Center, a former member of the WTO's appellate body and senior U.S. trade official, to discuss the new global tariffs that President Trump imposed last week and the legal fight that is beginning to emerge over them.Together, they discussed how dramatic a break the Trump administration's policies are from past practice, the logic behind them (or lack thereof), and whether his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose them will really survive judicial scrutiny.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.