This US-India spat is going from bad to worse

Truculent Trump’s anti-India turn could have long-term consequences.

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Feb 13.

Indian PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb 13.

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Ravi Velloor

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Six weeks ago, when I wrote about the

downward spiral in US-India ties

triggered in part by deteriorating personal ties between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I had no idea how low matters would go.

This week, Mr Trump not only slapped a hostile

25 per cent tariff rate on imports from India,

but he also doubled it on New Delhi’s seeming unwillingness to bow to his diktat and cancel its oil contracts with Russia.

This US-India spat is going from bad to worse

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