New Delhi, April 24 -- It is nearly a month since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war. Simultaneously, he has continued to wage war against immigration, decimated the US government, attacked liberal universities in America and turned American foreign policy on its head. As the shock waves of these disruptions reverberate across the world, political leaders have been scrambling to craft a response. Not an easy task, since he keeps shifting the goalposts.

On the trade policy front, for instance, after his atrocious tariff policy announcements spooked financial markets, he backed off with a partial 90-day pause for all countries except China, the US's principal rival.

These uncertainties notwithstanding, all countries includin...