India, US To Resume Trade Talks Today
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump acknowledged that slapping a 50 percent tariff on India for buying Russian oil was “not an easy thing to do” and had strained ties with New Delhi, even as his administration escalates its trade offensive on multiple fronts.
India and the US resumed trade talks, the first since the US imposed tariffs on New Delhi over Russian oil purchases. The meeting aims to establish a roadmap for addressing trade matters, focusing on issues like agricultural import duties and commodity procurement.
The current strain in the relationship is serious and likely to be long lasting.' 'Even if Trump suddenly changes his attitude toward India -- which he is entirely capable of doing -- it is unlikely that New Delhi will be able to pick up the pieces and respond as if nothing has happened.
Some of the president’s loyalists are turning their xenophobia on Indians in the U.S. amid the president’s falling-out with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro claimed that India "didn't not need" Russian oil --- and accused New Delhi of refusing to "recognise its role in the bloodshed".
Navarro, in an interview, said the Indian government takes offence to him and described India as the ‘Maharajah’ of tariffs
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What the Americans want is to destabilise Iran. For destabilising Iran, you need access. 'One access is through Iraq. The other access is through Pakistan.'
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