Overview

• President Trump announced the 50% levy on Indian imports shortly after five rounds of trade talks and before a sixth session was scheduled
• Stalin urged the BJP-led Union government and Prime Minister Modi to firmly oppose the tariff and be transparent about India’s response
• He branded the measure an 'imperialist' conspiracy that seeks to weaken India’s economic standing
• During the CPI(M)-organized solidarity event, he handed a Rs 25 lakh cheque to Cuban Ambassador Juan Carlos Marsán Aguilera in support of Havana
• The chief minister reinforced DMK’s ideological partnership with the CPI(M) and accused AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami of being beholden to rival interests