Did India Miss a U.S. Trade Deal by Hesitating? How Timing and Politics Derailed Talks With Trump

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak to reporters during a bilateral meeting, as discussions on trade and strategic ties between the United States and India continue.

A long-discussed U.S.–India trade agreement failed to materialise not solely because of unresolved economic issues, but due to timing, political caution in New Delhi, and what Washington insiders describe as a deliberately hard-edged negotiating style under former U.S. President Donald Trump. That account has now been publicly detailed by Howard Lutnick, who offered an unusually […]