Kathmandu, June 25 -- Since Trump-Xi telephone talks happened on the heel of India slapping tariff against US goods, it is not unlikely to be the tipping factor in the pressure game, forcing Trump to mend ties with Xi

US President Donald Trump is well known for his threat of tariffs. It hangs like Sword of Damocles even on the heads of his closest allies, not to talk of his adversaries. However, the latest in the series carried a personal overtone. It came as a pressure on Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend upcoming G20 summit: If Xi does not do so then he would impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods worth $300 billion. Before China could break its silence on whether Xi is going to meet him, US secretary of State Mike Pompeo sign...