 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the US President Donald Trump, at the delegation level talks at White House, in Washington DC.")
US President Donald Trump's attempt to pressure India on trade may be intended as a symbolic shot across New Delhi’s bow, but its inopportune timing threatens broader political consequences.
The Trump administration notified Congress on Monday that it wants to scrap trade concessions for India, the largest beneficiary of the so-called generalized system of preferences that impacts $5.7 billion worth of goods.
The move affects just a fraction of India’s trade flows, yet it comes weeks before India’s general elections, and just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is trumpeting its foreign policy prowess and military strength following a stand-off
