Us-mexico 1944 water sharing treatment: The 1944 water treaty between the US and Mexico is an important diplomatic agreement, under which the two countries supply water to each other from Rio Grande and Colorado River. Recently US President Donald Trump accused Mexico of violation of the treaty. He said that Mexico is stealing water from the farmers of Texas. He made this allegation on his social media platform ‘Truth Social’, which deepened the controversy.

According to the 1944 Water Treaty, Mexico has to give 1.75 million acres of water to America from Rio Grande every 5 years. The US has to give 1.5 million acres of water annually to Mexico from the Colorado River. This supply is done through a network of dams and reservoirs. According to the Reuters report, by 2020-2025, Mexico has sent only 30 percent water to the US so far. Let us know that this cycle is ending in October.

Texas’s only sugar mill closed
Donald Trump accused Mexico that the only sugar mill in Texas was closed last year as Mexico did not provide water. He criticized former US President Joe Biden, saying that his administration did not help the farmers, while leaders like Ted Kruz are fighting for the farmers of Texas. However, refuting Trump’s allegations, Mexican President Claudia Shinbam said that it has been drought for the last three years and as far as water is available, the Mexico is following the Treaty.

America and Mexico vulnerable to severe drought
Mexican President Claudia Shinbam said that a detailed proposal has been sent to the US, which includes immediate measures. Mexican officials are in touch with the US foreign and agriculture departments regarding this. Both America and Mexico are currently vulnerable to heavy droughts. In recent years, the water level in the Colorado River has fallen significantly.

Donald Trump Tariff: In the official residence of the US President’s official residence and office ‘White House’, the import duty imposed on India has been reduced from 27 percent to 26 percent. The fees will be applicable from April 9. US President Donald Trump showed a chart on Wednesday (April 2), announcing a tariff against different countries, referring to the new tariff rate to be imposed on countries like India, China, Britain and European Union.

According to the chart, India charges 52 percent fees including “currency manipulation and trade barriers” and the US will now charge a discounted counter -fee of 26 percent from India. However, there was a mention of levying 27 percent fees on India in the White House documents, but in the latest documents it has been reduced to 26 percent.

Lower will not have much effect
Asked in this regard, industry experts said that one percent of the fee being reduced will not have much effect. The American FY was India’s largest commercial partner from 2021-22 to 2023-24. America’s stake in India’s total goods exports was around 18 percent, 6.22 percent in imports and 10.73 percent in bilateral trade. India’s trade surplus (difference between imports and exports) on goods in 2023-24 with the US was US $ 35.32 billion. It was US $ 27.7 billion in 2022-23, US $ 32.85 billion in 2021-22, US $ 22.73 billion in 2020-21 and US $ 17.26 billion in 2019-20.

America exports from India
In 2024, India’s main exports included drug manufacturing and organic ($ 8.1 billion), telecommunications equipment ($ 6.5 billion), precious and semi-precious stone ($ 5.3 billion), petroleum products ($ 4.1 billion), gold and other precious metal jewelery ($ 3.2 billion), cotton prepared clothes ($ 2.8 billion) including accessories ($ 2.8 billion) including accessories ($ 2.8 billion). Import included crude oil ($ 4.5 billion), petroleum products ($ 3.6 billion), coal and coke ($ 3.4 billion), chopped and polished diamonds ($ 2.6 billion), electric machinery ($ 1.4 billion), aircraft, spacecraft and its parts ($ 1.3 billion) and gold ($ 1.3 billion).