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Mar 2024
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India’s quid pro quo trade strategy

Financial Times
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US and Japan’s security alliance gets a makeover, a record amount of money has flooded into US corporate bond markets this year, and India is using a ‘quid pro quo’ strategy for trade talks. 


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US and Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in more than 60 years

Investors pour money into US corporate bond funds at record rate

India’s ‘quid pro quo’ strategy for trade talks


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


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