Archive · 2 Jun 2025
India Navigates Geopolitical and Trade Priorities
India is carefully working on trade deals, especially with the UK and the EU, while keeping an eye on what the US thinks.
A researcher explains that India has a tricky situation because it needs to balance both trade and world politics.
The US is interested in the trade deals India is making and might want some things included, like access to India's government market.
The researcher notes that the US trade policies are often unpredictable.
The US recently reduced tariffs on Chinese goods, and China did the same.
The main reason for this agreement was to talk about fentanyl.
Some countries might not be able to push back against the US trade policies.
India is navigating a challenging geopolitical environment while pursuing trade deals.
The US is closely monitoring India's trade negotiations, particularly with the EU.
The US may want specific conditions, such as access to India's government procurement market, in trade deals.
US trade policy is described as increasingly unpredictable and driven by political objectives.
The recent US-China trade agreement primarily addressed issues related to fentanyl.
- Who
- Amitendu Palit, an ISAS researcher, discusses India's trade strategies.
- What
- India is negotiating trade deals and managing relationships with the US and China.
- When
- N/A
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- India needs to balance trade and geopolitical priorities in a complex global environment.
- Expert
- Amitendu Palit
- Expert Affiliation
- Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
- India's Current Focus
- Negotiating trade deals and managing geopolitical relations
- Trade Deals in Progress
- UK and EU
- US Trade Policy Description
- US trade policy increasingly ad hoc
- Core driver of US-China agreement
- Fentanyl