Tariffs and tension to trump trade | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: In March 2023, defence minister Rajnath Singh had some unusual guests for Holi as commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and her team attended the festivities at his Ashoka Road bungalow. The result was a series of announcements, which extended up to PM Narendra Modi's visit to the US in June 2023. It had taken two years to undo what Trump administration had done in its four years in office.And, just when the commerce department brass in New Delhi was cheering the smooth ties with Washington, they will have to brace for ensuring that the relations are not strained once Donald Trump walks into Oval Office next Jan. After all, just last month, he called India the "biggest charger" of tariffs. In Sept, he called India a "very big (trade) abuser", keeping it and Brazil just a notch below ...