http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/indian-economy-news/ SME News in World News at http://smetimes.tradeindia.com en Copyright 2006 tradeindia.com. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 helpdesk@tradeindia.com helpdesk@tradeindia.com perl XML::RSS version 1.59 https://tiimg.tistatic.com/tradeindia.com/2008/images/logo_white_bg.gif http://www.tradeindia.com/ 110 39 Tradeindia.com, India's larget B2B eMarketPlace http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Aug/10/US-launches-trans-caspian-fund.html The United States has launched a $201 million fund to promote private investment along the Trans-Caspian Trade Route as it moves to turn a US-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan peace initiative into a regional transport and economic corridor. IANS story_id-286976 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Jul/17/trump-unveils-sweeping-election-plan.html President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled the most sweeping election reform agenda of his second presidency, combining the release of declassified intelligence with a series of executive actions and a renewed push for legislation that would tighten voting rules ahead of next year's US midterm elections. IANS story_id-286211 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Jun/25/dam-south-korea-talks.html External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with South Korea's National Security Director Wi Sung-lac on Wednesday. <br> IANS story_id-285553 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Jun/22/India-to-host-BRICS-Energy-Ministers-Meet.html India will host the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting on June 25–26 in Gurugram, on the outskirts of the national capital, under its BRICS Chairship 2026, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. IANS story_id-285427 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/May/29/on-us-imports-from-india.html The United States imports nearly 40 per cent of its generic medicines from India because of the trust it has in the country’s pharmaceutical capabilities, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Friday. IANS story_id-284831 Sat, 30 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/May/21/pm-modi-arrives-in-delhi.html Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning after concluding a high-profile five-nation diplomatic tour that covered the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy. IANS story_id-284491 Thu, 21 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Apr/30/white-house-on-hormuz-shipping.html The White House is asking other countries to join a US-led international coalition aimed at enabling ships to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, American media has reported. IANS story_id-283910 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Apr/09/WTO-reform-stalls.html The United States has sharply criticised the functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling it “ineffective and dysfunctional” after the 14th Ministerial Conference failed to deliver meaningful reform, particularly on digital trade rules.​ IANS story_id-283226 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Mar/11/oil-nears-90-dollars-iran-war.html Oil prices hovered near $90 a barrel on Tuesday as the war involving Iran sent shockwaves through global energy markets, raising fears of prolonged supply disruptions through the critical Strait of Hormuz and pushing US lawmakers to propose emergency measures to curb rising fuel costs. IANS story_id-282062 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/2026/Feb/21/trump-press-conference.html US President Donald Trump used an expansive and combative news conference to respond to a Supreme Court judgment that curtailed his use of a key tariff authority, turning what might have been a defensive moment into an aggressive reaffirmation of his trade doctrine. IANS story_id-281593 Sat, 21 Feb 2026