Dehradun, Aug. 8 -- POTUS Donald Trump has upped his tariff battle against India despite his 'friendship' with PM Narendra Modi. It is probably because India is holding out on certain commodities, mostly to do with the agriculture sector, but one cannot be sure. It might just be an ego thing because India refused to support his claim of having brought about an end to the conflict with Pakistan. If even after the next round of negotiations there is no mutually acceptable understanding, there is no doubt that it will come as a blow to the Indian economy, as the trade with US presently is in India's favour.
It is not the first time, of course, that such blackmail has been used against India by the US. Sanctions were imposed in Indira Gandhi's...