When 2 elephants fight: India eyes opportunity in US-China trade war

At the very least, there might be things India can make for the US markets that the Chinese can't compete with, given these tariffs

Donald Trump brought clarity on his trade war with a 90-day hiatus for the rest of the world, while he upped tariffs to 145 per cent on China, which retaliated with 125 per cent. This is — and sorry, China, for borrowing your favourite metaphor for India — a duel between two mighty elephants. We know what happens when two elephants fight. The grass gets crushed. Three questions arise:

 

1. Is India grass?

 

2. Can India afford to be grass?

 

3. What can India do to avoid getting mauled in the melee like grass, and also turn it to its