Obamacare repeal vote shows power of US hard right
May 07, 2017 09:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Since the passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, Republicans have attempted to repeal it. In March, the first attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare under President Trump failed, as both...

Should India's skilled workers worry about new US visa policies?
May 04, 2017 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In his latest border-closing move, US President Donald Trump issued an April 18 executive order to review the H1-B visa program, which enables educated migrants with specific skills to work temporarily in the...

US under Trump Series: Second quarter growth projected at 4.3 percent
May 02, 2017 11:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy
After data from Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed last week that the US economy expanded at a much slower pace than anticipated, the Atlanta Feds GDPNow model is projecting a growth of 4.3 percent annualized rate in...
Redesigning NAFTA is not a bad idea if workers rather than vested interests win
May 01, 2017 14:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Late April saw an odd couple of days for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the 23-year-old deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico. At the start of Thursday April 27, President Donald Trumps...
US under Trump Series: Paris Climate Accord likely to meet its premature end in US
May 01, 2017 08:00 am UTC| Commentary
Last year, President Obama agreed to a climate agreement known as the Paris Climate Accord with other global leaders in an attempt to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses. However, the agreement was reached...
US under Trump Series: US will not terminate NAFTA but renegotiate
Apr 27, 2017 10:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
President Donald Trump and his team decided against pulling the plug on North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after the President held two separate phone calls with the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the...
US under Trump Series: Trump administration unveils tax proposals
Apr 27, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin finally unveiled portions of the much anticipated Trump tax proposals on Wednesday. Mr. Mnuchin said that the proposal would reduce corporate tax rates from the current 35 percent...