India, April 26 -- In an increasingly interconnected global economy, the resurgence of tariff wars marked by the imposition of protectionist policies and retaliatory trade measures poses a grave threat to the social development agenda pursued by governments, international organisations, and civil society actors. While tariff policies are often justified under the guise of protecting domestic industries and correcting trade imbalances, their unintended consequences reverberate far beyond the economic realm, deeply affecting social sectors such as health, education, poverty eradication, hunger mitigation, migration, and environmental sustainability. In light of escalating geopolitical tensions, most notably between the US and China, as well...