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Baibers_1260 said:
There was a considerable lament when the INR crossed the =90 mark just three weeks back.
So what's changed? Will it be back to 85.75 as it was at the beginning of 2025 ?

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Ram ram ji,

The Indian government generally favors a weaker rupee, so that exports stay competitive and imports are discouraged and people buy more "Made in India". Trump Sahab has repeatedly called out India, along with other countries, for keeping their currencies weak by manipulating them.

The Indian government has been happy to see the INR gradually weaken to help exporters, who were under pressure because of the tariffs. Because oil prices had been well-behaved and inflation in India was well below the RBI target, the government didn't have to worry about the tradeoff.

I doubt the Indian government would want a substantial strengthening of the rupee unless inflation goes above target. Also, with President Trump Sahab announcing Warsh Sahab as replacement for Powell Sahab instead of someone more pliable and dovish on inflation, I think the dollar is likely to stay structurally strong.

So, in a nutshell, unless the US slips into a deep recession and the Fed has to aggressively lower rates and India can't keep pace because that would overheat the economy or unless President Trump Sahab himself demands that trading partners strengthen their currencies to help US exports, the it is unlikely the INR will appreciate substantially from here.
 
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@r3alist bro

To hide the tariffs of other nations on US as compared to India

Ah! this is viral over SM in India. The author of the tweet has compared the past tariff level of Asian competitors with India's proposed tariffs, cleverly omitting to compare the proposed tariffs of Asian rivals on US imports. And btw, these countries are proposing to import even full agri commodities from US at 0% tariffs.

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Fact Sheet: The United States and Viet Nam Reach a Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade

DELIVERING RECIPROCAL TRADE: President Donald J. Trump announced a trade deal that will provide Americans with unprecedented levels of market access once considered impossible.
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Viet Nam will provide preferential market access for U.S. exports by removing tariffs on almost all goods, including food and agricultural products,

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Joint Statement on Framework for United States-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Today, the United States of America (the United States) and the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia) agreed to a Framework for negotiating an Agreement on
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  • Indonesia will eliminate approximately 99 percent of tariff barriers for a full range of U.S. industrial and U.S. food and agricultural products exported to Indonesia.

Regards
 
^^Please don't take all comments seriously. Some have entertainment values. I always look to "twitter" for all my facts.
 
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How did Modi negotiate a worse trade deal even compared to US vassal states? Was it because Trump didn't like the dance?

My farrrreend Trump, here's my proooof.
HAUPZeLbsAAL-_N
 

Modi-Trump Trade Deal Epstein Files Pressure? | The Future Of India-EU-Russia Trade Deals? | PZ LIVE​


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Modi-Trump Trade Deal Epstein Files Pressure? | The Future Of India-EU-Russia Trade Deals? | PZ LIVE​


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I do not understand Arabic. Can someone post the summary of this discussion. Unfortunately there are no Captions in English.
 
TheAmerican said:
I do not understand Arabic. Can someone post the summary of this discussion. Unfortunately there are no Captions in English.
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This is not Arabic. It's Urdu.

why did you post this if you don't understand it?

You are the poster, you should have provided a summary of the video content.
 
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How did Modi negotiate a worse trade deal even compared to US vassal states? Was it because Trump didn't like the dance?

My farrrreend Trump, here's my proooof.
HAUPZeLbsAAL-_N
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Do you genuinely believe USA had zero tariffs on Indian goods for some reason 😆
 
atmi_bum said:
Fox News is a neo-con outlet, of course, they are going to frame this deal as anti-Russian, even though India and Russia have signed billions in deals, from military equipment to nuclear reactors that are still on the books.

Besides, India doesn't need to buy cheap Russian oil when oil is cheap everywhere. Russia knows its situation and should correct it, but India will act accordingly.
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Cope level 100%. See below.

PK781 said:
somehow I doubt if this will affect Russia much.
Russia doesn't give a shit anyway

Its the americans who're more worried about their trillions of debt and gutter economy and the decline of the empire.

this is just a bucket in the ocean, and even in that, benefit to USA
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Russian fossil fuel exports are in decline. The US have seized Venezuela and decapitated Maduro regime to control Venezuelan fossil fuel exports, this move allows the US to deliver another blow to Russian fossil fuel exports. Now all can see that Trump admin have convinced India to reduce its oil imports from Russia. India is now open to exploring oil supplies from Venezuela; this capitulation did not came about nicely but due to intense pressure and bullying. Trump admin is now focused on Iran. Russia will be better off by coming to a resolution for the ongoing Ukraine war.

Gutter economy? The US GDP growth exceeded forecasts. They produce goods that have global demand. American debt is largely internal but a part of it is external due to USD being utilized as a world reserve currency (i.e., many countries maintain USD reserves including T-bonds; these holdings contribute to American debt). But the US continues to meet its global debt obligations. The gap between revenue and debt is bridged by selling T-bonds to domestic and foreign investors. Nevertheless, history shows that the US can come up with solution(s) to control debt. Trump admin have increased American revenue generation from tariffs and looking forward to expand American manufacturing. The US have also established a Bipartisan Fiscal Forum to control American debt. More interestingly, Elon Musk have pitched AI to solve debt crisis. The "decline of the Empire" speculation might be challenged yet again.

Hakikat ve Hikmet said:
The Super Powers, by definition, have all the time and wealth on their sides. So, the folks ultimately have to return to them. The longer the pause before return, the higher the compensation to pay. The calculus is dead precise....
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That is poetic... lol
 
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vasanthm said:
Mark my words, India will allow import of agri byproducts like DDGS, Sorghum meal, corn protein etc but not the grains themselves..
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vasanthm said:
As I have posted earlier, we will allow agri byproduct like DDGS, Sorghum, corn protein etc . But not grains directly, have to wait for info but that's my guess..
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From the news

India, US reach interim trade pact framework: What's in the deal
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...k-whats-in-the-deal/articleshow/128013428.cms


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United States-India Joint Statement

The United States of America (United States) and India are pleased to announce that they have reached a framework for an Interim Agreement regarding
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"These include dried distillers’ grains (DDGs), red sorghum used for animal feed, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruits, soybean oil, as well as wine and spirits."


As I’d predicted, no dairy, no grains, nothing major in the agri space, this is the extent of US agricultural access to the Indian market 😂

Looks like Trump rushed out a 'great trade deal' headline even before the framework was ready, mainly to mask the fact that India wasn’t going to open up its agri sector the way Washington wanted.

Where are all the in house agri and trade experts now who were claiming India had capitulated and given in?
 
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"India can rival China in talent and scale": US Under Secy Helberg on Critical Minerals Partnership
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 03:32 IST

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Washington DC [US], February 7 (ANI): Highlighting India's growing strategic importance in global supply chains, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on Friday (local time) said that New Delhi is uniquely positioned to rival China in terms of scale and human capital.

He also confirmed that India has been invited to join thePax Silica initiative.

"Outside of China, India is probably the only other country on Earth to be able to rival China with respect to the breadth and depth of the sheer volume of young, technically trained talent," Helberg said while speaking at the Critical Minerals Ministerial press conference.
 
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