The US administration is advancing plans to deploy AI-powered “Detective Border” enforcement systems to analyze anomalous cargo routing patterns and curb Chinese tariff evasion through third-country hubs. This trade policy shift comes as US reports highlight that higher tariffs on Chinese goods have shifted global import origins rather than eliminating supply chain dependence. On the domestic economic front, Tamil Nadu’s investment conclave saw a major highlight with Lighthouse Green Data Centre pledging a massive ₹10,000-crore investment for an artificial intelligence and hyper-scale data center facility. The ambitious pledge from the recently incorporated entity generated significant interest, leading state authorities to monitor the project’s financing and implementation closely alongside other key deals in renewable energy and electronics manufacturing.