In Episode 1623, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the dragon-elephant dance in the Trump 2.0 era which is seeing the US President upend the world order.
American adversaries such as Russia are salivating at the thought of the US withdrawing from its global position. China is eager to claim the mantle of regional and possibly global leadership.
The White House can tax trade, but it can’t shut it down. Technology, markets, and human ingenuity will stop that from happening. And this isn’t the 1930s. Goods aren’t the only way that value crosses borders.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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