From Presidential Visits to Boardroom Decisions What strikes me, looking back across the history of U.S. presidential visits to India, is how closely political alignment has tracked commercial reality. Each visit reduced friction; each milestone normalized trust. Over time, what was once a diplomatic curiosity became a business inevitability. Since...
U.S.-India Trade Tensions Ease Amid Talk of Presidential Visit
U.S. President Donald Trump commented that trade talks with India are "going good" and hinted at a possible visit to the country next year. Speaking at a White House press briefing, Trump referred to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "a friend" and a "great man." Key Trade and Sanctions...
India Offers to Reduce Import Tariffs on Dairy, Chicken
India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during U.S. President Donald Trump's first official visit to the country this month according India's Economic Times newspaper. India has offered to allow imports of U.S. chicken legs, turkey and...
President Trump's Itinerary in India
President Donald Trump, accompanied by wife Melania Trump and three cabinet members, will arrive in Ahmedabad at noon on Monday, February 24 for 36-hour-long trip. As of this moment,the three secretaries will be Steve Mnuchin of Treasury, Wilbur Ross of Commerce and Dan Brouillette who recently took over the Energy Department....
Why President Trump is Going to India in Two Weeks
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit India on February 24 – 25, 2020. The President and The First Lady will travel to New Delhi, the capital and Ahmedabad, the capital of the state of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. Trump is the first...
India, U.S. Shift Bilateral Ties to a Higher Strategic Plane
The existing India-U.S. Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, once described by the U.S. State Department as the "signature mechanism for advancing the United States' and India's shared priorities," will be replaced by a dialogue in which the foreign and defense ministers will participate. The new dialogue format will involve the Indian...