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Trump says India and US very close to finalising trade deal
"We're very close to a deal with India where they open it [the market] up," Trump told reporters at the White house on Wednesday.
Later in the day, he reiterated that the deal with India was "very close" when asked about upcoming trade agreements in an interview with broadcaster Real America's Voice.
India and the US have been locked in intense negotiations over the past few months, aiming to reach an agreement before steep tariffs kick in.
Trump had first announced 27% tariffs on Indian goods in 2 April as part of a wider trade policy move. While the tariffs were initially paused until 9 July, the US later extended the deadline to 1 August.
An Indian delegation is in the US this week for discussions on the agreement, Reuters reported, citing sources in the Indian government.
Last month, a team of Indian officials extended their stay in Washington for another round of talks, raising questions about what was holding up the agreement.
Both sides have sounded optimistic about the deal. On Tuesday, Trump signalled a potential breakthrough, saying that the US would gain "access" to the Indian market as part of the agreement. →
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"China and India were not doomed to perpetual enmity. They could enjoy a long period of peace again, but to do so, China had to use force to 'knock' India back to the negotiating table," writes Henry Kissinger in his book On China, quoting Mao Zedong, the supreme leader of the Communist Party of China, in the context of the Indo-China War in 1962.
After the initial attack on India, Mao suddenly decided to end the stalemate, and his army generals were puzzled by his move. Mao explained to them that he never wanted to defeat India; the whole military exercise was to bring India to the negotiating table.
Since then, there have been skirmishes on the border with Chinese troops, but never a war. The most recent skirmish was in Galwan, where troops from both countries fought with each other. During Operation Sindoor, however, the Indian Forces witnessed a unique phenomenon. As deputy chief of armed forces, Lieutenant General Rahul Singh described that the Indian army was fighting two enemies on one border. He meant that along with Pakistan, China was also fighting a war against India; it used the theatre of war for testing its weaponry. By any definition, it was an enemy act.
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