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India Holds Out; USMCA Friction; AI and Ag

India Holds Out The most disappointed of U.S. trading partners has to be India. It has long held hope that it would succeed China as the largest foreign supplier to the American market. It is a natural foil to China, which has been politely designated by Washington as a strategic competitor and, less politely, as a country of particular concern. India is a democracy, with lower labor costs, and its expats are prominent in American tech and other industries. The Trump administration’s 2025 national security strategy specifically urges deeper security ties and economic partnership with India to counter China. Yet Washington has imposed some of its highest tariffs on India while complaining about its notorious market access barriers. New...

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