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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

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In order to not be crushed like grass, India has to rededicate itself to that Covid-era reform idea (Representational Image)

Shekhar Gupta

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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
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