Rather than a wide-ranging trade deal, reports say Trump and Modi may instead ink smaller agreements. FMTNews Trump
February 24, 2020 4:36 PM
While sharing concerns about China and deepening defence ties, India has bristled at Trump’s offer to mediate over the Kashmir dispute with Pakistan, and at unease in Washington over a citizenship law criticised as anti-Muslim. Preparations have been feverish for the visit, with workers rushing to finish the stadium and building a wall that locals said was to hide a slum. Stray dogs, cows and monkeys have been moved away.
Trump tweeted en route to India – in Hindi – that he was “eager to come to India” while Modi responded by saying that “guests are next to God”, a well-known saying.But behind the platitudes and apparent warm rapport between the two leaders lies a fraught relationship worsened by the trade protectionism of both governments.
An Indian government spokesman said the world’s fifth-largest economy “would not like to rush into a deal”, adding that the issues involved were “complicated”.
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