WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump is all set to end preferential trade treatment for India that allows duty-free entry for $ 5.6 billion worth of the country’s exports to the United States.
According to US tofficials, it would take at least 60 days for the country to scrap the concessions following notifications to Congress and the Indian government.
Trump Administration had been urging India to reduce the tariffs to cut the country’s trade deficits.
“I am taking this decision after India did not assure the United States that it would provide equitable and reasonable access to the markets of India,” Trump said in a letter to congressional leaders.
If US removed India from its participation in the GSP program, it would be the strongest action for the South Asian nation since Trump took office in 2017.
US President Donald Trump is in hot water. He has been alleged of abusing his power, obstructing justice, and corruption.
The US House of Representatives has sought documents from Trump and his aides even though Trump has been consistently denying any wrongdoing.
Chairman of Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler has alleged Trump for obstructing justice and that 60 individuals, entities would be receiving requests from Monday, according to international news agencies.
On the other hand, President Trump has repeatedly accused Democrats of a ‘witch hunt’.
He came down heavily on Special Counsel Robert Mueller for railing against the inquiry into the alleged collusion between Russia and his campaign.
Reports said the Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 individuals and organizations to begin probe into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by Trump, reports said.
Nadler said they will initiate investigations into power abuses, into corruption and into obstruction of justice as part of their job to protect the rule of law.
According to him, President Trump has obstructed justice. He, however, maintained it would be too early to consider whether impeachment should be pursued. Consider what Nadler had to say: “Before impeaching someone, one has to persuade the American people that it ought to happen.”
Meanwhile, Trump has said the Democrats’ decision to interview lawyer Michael Cohen on the day of summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un might have contributed to the North summit ending with no deal.
Former Trump aide Cohen had earlier accused Trump of instructing him to make threats for him more than 500 times over the last 10 years.
Meanwhile, the judiciary committee is also said to examine ‘potential promises of pardons’ as well as the witness tampering and the President’s attacks on the press and the investigations.
Trump has repeatedly denied the allegations against him.
(With inputs from Agencies)
Huawei’s chief financial officer is suing Canada over her arrest. She was arrested at the Vancouver airport last year at the request of the US.
China’s tech giant Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was detained in last December on suspicion of fraud and breaching US sanctions on Iran. Meng has denied all the charges against her.
Meng has filed a civil claim against the Canada government, agency reports said. She has filed the claim against the border agency and police for seriously breaching her civil rights. (Agencies)
ALABAMA: At least 23 people, several children, died after a tornado swept through Lee County in Alabama.
Authorities have said the death toll was expected to rise, according to media reports. Several houses have been destroyed, trees fell, they said.
According to authorities, the challenge is the volume of the debris where all the homes have been located.
Storms uprooted trees and destroyed several homes in Georgia as well, report said.
MEXICO: A large group of Central American migrants entered the United States asking for refuge and to be reunited with their kids.
The US authorities had separated these parents from their children last year, according to reports.
As many as 50 people entered the US at the international border crossing from Mexico into California. These parents were met by agents from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
These parents, who seemed to be nervous, crossed the pedestrian bridge, some with children and carrying luggage, according to Reuters. They were also accompanied by lawyers from immigration advocacy group Al Otro Lado. (Agencies)
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has said that North Korea has no economic future if it did not renounce its nuclear weapons, agencies have said.
Trump’s statement comes at a time when the Pentagon confirmed the United States and South Korea agreed to end the joint large-scale spring military exercises.
Speaking at a Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump said that North Korea has an incredible and brilliant economic future if it made a deal. “But the North does not have any economic future if it has nuclear weapons,” agencies quoted Trump as saying.
Trump further said that the relationship with North Korea seemed to be “very, strong.”
Reports said acting Pentagon Chief Patrick Shanahan spoke with his South Korea counterpart and they agreed to adapt their training programs.
HANOI: US President Donald Trump has headed back to Washington, after the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without a deal between the two sides, reports have said.
Earlier at a press conference in Hanoi, US President Donald Trump had said even as he had a “really productive time” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the US could not agree to North’s demands of lifting the sanctions entirety.
Speaking on the occasion in Vietnam, Trump said: “They wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn’t do that.”
Trump, however, said he looked forward to future talks with North Korea saying, “We haven’t given up anything.” He went on to say that they (North) have “tremendous potential, unbelievable.”
Even though Trump said that the breakdown of the summit was “about sanctions,” he said he had a “productive time” during discussions with Kim.
Trump added it “wasn’t a thing to be signing anything” today terming Kim as “quite a guy, quite a character.”
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Kim was “unprepared” to meet the US demands.
Pompeo added that the negotiations will take time saying that they would continue to work to make progress to achieve what the world wants ‘which is to denuclearize North Korea’ and reduce risk for the American people and the people around the world. (Agencies)
US President Donald Trump said even as he had a “really productive time” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the US could not agree to North’s demands of lifting the sanctions entirety, reports from Hanoi have said.
Even though Trump said that the breakdown of the summit was “about sanctions,” he said he had a “productive time” during discussions with Kim, according to agencies.
Speaking at a press conference this afternoon at Hanoi in Vietnam, Trump said: “They wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn’t do that.”
Trump, however, said he looked forward to future talks with North Korea saying, “We haven’t given up anything.” He went on to say that they (North) have “tremendous potential, unbelievable.”
Even though Trump said that the breakdown of the summit was “about sanctions,” he said he had a “productive time” during discussions with Kim, according to agencies.
Trump added it “wasn’t a thing to be signing anything” today terming Kim as “quite a guy, quite a character.”
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Kim was “unprepared” to meet the US demands, reports said.
Pompeo added that the negotiations will take time saying that they would continue to work to make progress to achieve what the world wants ‘which is to denuclearize North Korea’ and reduce risk for the American people and the people around the world. (Agencies)
The White House on Thursday said no joint agreement has been reached between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim during the second summit.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders wrote that “No agreement was reached at this time. But their respective teams look forward to meeting in the future.”
Sanders in the statement said that “President Donald Trump Chairman Un of Korea had very good, constructive meetings in Hanoi of Vietnam.”
According to her, the two leaders discussed various ways to advance denuclearization and economic driven concepts.
Meanwhile, their planned working lunch has been called off, reports said. Amid speculation that the signing ceremony may not be taking place on Thursday, the motorcades for both President Trump and North Korean leader Kim returned to their hotels, according to agencies. (Agencies)
American basketball player Dennis K Rodman has asked US President Donald Trump to focus on maintaining peace in the Korean Peninsula during talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
In a letter addressed to Trump, Rodman has expressed his continued and strong commitment to assisting Trump in his talks with North Korea.
“My continued friendship with Kim remains strong – a friendship I encourage you to continue to use for your Nation’s benefit,” the letter stated.
The basketball player further stated: “You are in a cusp of a big, beautiful deal – one that could make you the front runner for a Nobel Peace Prize.”