Trade : Trump slaps additional 25% tariff on India for buying Russian oil (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
India on 6 August reiterated that United States President Donald Trump's decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods from 27 August on extraneous national security grounds is "unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable".

Trade : Trump's threat of 100% tariff on chips likely to hit East Asia hard (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
United States President Donald Trump on 6 August announced his allegedly unilateral sectoral plan to impose a 100% tariff on chips and semiconductors, in an attempt to bring the chip industry back to America at the cost of closing down chip and semiconductor factories in other countries, said people familiar with the development.

Trade : US lawmakers visit WTO, avoid debate on reciprocal tariffs (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The World Trade Organization's Director-General, Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on 6 August appears to have briefed a Congressional delegation from the United States about the ongoing discussions on reforming the WTO and the importance of the upcoming WTO's 14th ministerial conference (MC14), to be held in Yaounde, Cameroon, in the last week of March next year, said people familiar with the development.

Caribbean : Millions struggling to eat amid rising costs & climate threats (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Nearly 3.2 million people out of 7.6 million (42%) in the English- and Dutch- speaking Caribbean are food insecure as of June 2025, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).