Indian stock market, Aug. 18 -- After India's NSA Ajit Doval met the Russian President ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, Chinese FM Wang Yi landed in India ahead of the Trump-Zelensky meeting on Monday. This chain of developments provides some cues for the Indian and global markets, and Dalal Street investors need to understand this in a broader perspective, especially when the deadline for 100% Trump's tariffs on India ends on 27 August 2025.

According to stock market experts, Trump's tariffs have brought India close to Russia and China, which suits the strong bonding of the BRICS countries. They said that Trump's India tariff has a limited impact as it is just 2% of India's GDP generated by US exports. They noted that warmth ...