Updated On: 04 September, 2025 08:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
Free trade agreements, an ‘aina’ on China, the dollar dominance and new equations, it is all happening in a time of tariff and tumult

Anant Singhania puts a lens on the future. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Even as a US appeals court ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, they are still in place, as the ruling will not take effect till October 14, and the India-China meet is being looked at with great interest, Anant Ajaypat Singhania, former president, IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks out on firmness or foolishness, uncertainty angst and a new India.
Excerpts from an interview:
Expect the unexpected, unpredictable, and even outrageous from Donald Trump. If there was any doubt, the tariffs proved that…