In an effort to influence policy, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday ( Jan 30 ) that he plans to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss a number of issues, including immigration. He claimed that this would have an impact on a sizable number of FilipinosContinue Reading
In a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday ( Jan 27 ), US President Donald Trump emphasized the need for India to purchase more American-made security equipment and work toward a fair bilateral trading relationship. Trump later revealed to reporters that Modi may travel to the USContinue Reading
A senior Indonesian minister announced that Indonesia and France would sign an agreement on Friday ( Jan 24 ) regarding the repatriation of a Frenchman who is currently on death row for drug offences.  ,  ,  , Serge Atlaoui, who has been in prison in Indonesia since 2005, is expectedContinue Reading
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday ( Jan 23 ) he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of crimes against humanity for widespread discrimination against women and girls. A statement issued by theContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines has signalled a softened stance towards an International Criminal Court ( ICC ) investigation into thousands of killings in a “war on drugs”, a probe activists hope will see popular ex-president Rodrigo Duterte face charges of crimes against humanity. The “war on drugs” was the signature promotionContinue Reading
WASHINGTON : India is prepared to take back its individuals residing illegally in the United States, foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said after meeting the best minister of President Donald Trump’s new leadership. Jaishankar’s remarks came after a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on TuesdayContinue Reading
During Donald Trump’s presidency, India is prepared for potential disruptions to its pharmaceutical industry, where the British industry accounts for about a third of imports.
Bioplus Life Sciences, a Bangalore-based pharmaceutical firm, is one of the companies that produces generic medications and exports its goods to the United States.  ,
It accounts for a sizable portion of the company’s yearly revenue of almost US$ 1 million. It is a critical component of its business. However, the agency’s president Sundeep Aurora is no discounting that its earnings could be impacted by Trump’s taxes.
“You’re going to have a 10 to 20 per cent value increase, probably into the US. And truly, there’s going to be a restructuring of supply stores around the world”, he said.
According to the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, made-in-India common medications accounted for nearly half of all prescription medications in the US in 2022. In the prior fiscal year, they accounted for about US$ 8.7 billion in biotech exports from India to the US.
Trump, who will take the oath of office on Monday ( Jan 20 ), has pledged to impose reciprocal tariffs in response to India’s high import tariffs on some American goods.
American drug manufacturers are also concerned about Trump’s America First initiative, which could result in a rise in local production and a decline in American export demand.
Manila’s armed forces announced on Sunday that the Philippines and the United States conducted joint seafaring exercises for the second time in the South China Sea, causing China to likely be offended. The Asian martial announced in a statement that it was conducting a “maritime cooperative exercise” with the USContinue Reading
The Indian foreign ministry announced on Tuesday ( Jan 14 ) that one Indian national who was purportedly recruited by the Russian army has died while another was receiving treatment for injuries at a Moscow hospital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration reiterated its need for the first discharge of allContinue Reading
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, stated on Sunday ( 12 January ) that if Kim Jong Un’s government could arrange for his soldiers to be exchanged for Ukrainians imprisoned in Russia, Kyiv is prepared to hand them over to their leader. There will undoubtedly be more, in addition toContinue Reading