New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- US President Donald Trump's tariff policy, widely known as the Trump Tariff, has emerged as a defining feature of global geopolitics in recent months. After several rounds of negotiations, many countries managed to secure comparatively favorable or tolerable rates-critical for protecting their market access to the US economy. For South Asian states, which mostly export labor-intensive products and remain heavily dependent on the US market, the tariff standoff initially created confusion, scepticism, and anxiety. Yet, following a three-month pause, the outcomes of negotiations across the region have brought both "relief" and "surprise."

Bangladesh has secured a 20 percent "tolerable" tariff concession, placing the fa...