Trump’s visit signals a closer geostrategic clinch

Trump’s upcoming visit to India promises a closer bilateral alliance over the Indo-Pacific region and the rise of China.

US President Donald Trump has said a limited trade pact with India is possible if he gets the “right deal”, but Indian Commerce Ministry officials are confident that the contours of the agreement they are finalising with their American counterparts will meet the exacting standards of POTUS (President of the United States).

The media in both countries seems excited at the possibility of the trade deal. Though both sides accept that such an agreement will impact a small fraction of the $142-billion bilateral trade figure, they say it will provide a promising starting point for working on a free trade agreement (FTA) and provide a platform for pushing up bilateral trade to the $500-billion figure that Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said both sides should aspire to.

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