India, Sept. 9 -- It is about the workers. The US President Donald Trump wants less foreigners and more Americans to be employed in America. It is about investments. Trump wants nations that wish to have cheaper access to the American markets to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in America. It is about markets. While giving easier access to foreigners to sell in America, the US president wants reciprocal benefits for American goods. It is a politico-economic gamble. The three-pronged strategy has practical problems. It is tough to balance either the process or end-goals. The dice is loaded in favour of the US. The other nations are being forced to sit at the table.

Let us start with the workers. Recently hundreds of South Korean cit...