17 Oct 2025

Asia correspondent Ed White

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 17 October 2025

The US-China trade war has flared up over the past week, while in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party are hoping a cut to GST will boost the economy. 

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his supporters on his arrival at the public meeting organised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Barasat on the outskirts of Kolkata on March 6, 2024.
DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP

Photo: AFP

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai

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