U.S. tariffs India

Anantha Nageswaran, India’s chief economic adviser warned that U.S. tariffs of up to 50% on Indian exports could shave up to 0.6% off the country’s GDP this year, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 8.

As Western nations escalate sanctions against Russia, questions persist about their real impact on the Kremlin’s war economy. To unpack the latest U.S. and EU measures—and whether they can truly hinder Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage war—NV special correspondent Nataliia Rop spoke with Dr. Janis Kluge, deputy head of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin) and a leading expert on the Russian economy and sanctions policy.