Washington DC, Feb. 3 -- Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Richard Rossow lauded the calmness with which India approached the US tariffs and kept its stance that agriculture is a no-go.

Rossow, in a conversation with ANI, highlighted how the US wanted to repair the trade deficit with India, and despite warm relations, there was a bit of ruffle.

He said, "First, the US wanted India to commit to buying a certain percentage of American goods to help repair the trade deficit, which is currently about two to one in deficit with India. The second thing was agricultural market access. For India, certain staple grains are a no-go... For the US, the question was whether this was a negotiating tactic or ...