President Trump’s order continues a reprieve from the threat of escalating tariffs and export controls, which rocked the global economy earlier this year.

However, Trump has so far refrained from penalising China despite repeated warnings, even as he imposed 25 per cent tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases, leaving Beijing untouched although it remains the largest buyer. When Swarajya was launched in 2014, the media landscape in the country was starkly different from what we see today.

The Trump administration’s tariff policies remain consistently in flux. On Monday, the president took aim at China for its continued export restrictions on seven rare earth minerals and magnets, despite a shaky trade truce extended earlier this month.