China is not playing by the West's rules. It’s not negotiating. It’s not retaliating. It’s dismantling — the dollar, the supply chains, the brands, even the minds of Western youth.
Tariffs are breaking old trade ties. AI and robots are rewriting the rules. The U.S.–China split is just the beginning of a new world map drawn in algorithms, not alliances.
What if a trade policy wasn’t just about economics—but about resetting the entire global power structure? Trump’s 2025 tariffs are doing just that. We look at the strategies, and hidden levers behind this economic disruption—and explore what it means for the world.
The Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) wants to make it mandatory for medium and large enterprises in key sectors to set aside funds for research and development after the Economic Survey pointed out the abysmal levels of investment in this area. It had said that R&D investment in India has been stagnant for 20 years at 0.6-0.7% of gross domestic product with that by the private sector at 0.35%.
