New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Stocks to buy for the short term: The Indian stock market has been swinging between gains and losses of late due to a confluence of headwinds and tailwinds. On the one hand, proposed GST reforms and healthy growth-inflation dynamics of the country keep the medium-to long-term outlook of the domestic market bright. On the other hand, Trump's tariffs and geopolitical uncertainties pose significant risks.

The benchmark Nifty 50 is now about 1 per cent up for the current month, but as the August 27 deadline of Trump's tariffs is near, experts expect the market to remain volatile.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration, in a draft notice published Monday, August 25, detailed its plan to impose a 50 per cent tariff on India...