Best of BS Opinion: Trump's India visit, unease of doing business, and more

The US president came and went. Apart from strengthening India-US relations, there isn't much to be enthused about

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Donald Trump with PM Modi
Uddalok Bhattacharya
1 min read Last Updated : Feb 26 2020 | 12:13 PM IST
The US president came and went. Apart from strengthening India-US relations, there isn’t much to be enthused about. Likewise, there isn’t much hope that the government’s attitude towards business would change. But possibilities exist, as in perking up infrastructure. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up

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