Trump's triumphal visit to India has all the right people worried
Thomas Lifson | February 24, 2020 (less than fiddy)

It's unfortunate that live coverage of President Trump receiving
what the AP calls "adulation from a massive, colorful crowd" of 125,000
took place during the wee hours of the morning for most Americans.
But the consequences of his roughly 36 hours in India will be long-lasting and important.
He is about to retire for the night in New Delhi after the enormous rally in Ahmedabad,
the economically advanced capital of the state Gujarat, Prime Minister
Modi's home turf, and a quick visit to the Taj Mahal.

...this visit has some serious goals that are being accomplished.
First of all, there is a trade agreement that lowers India's high tariffs
on American exports, a relic of the days of import-substitution
manufacturing by an impoverished India.
Now the United States has become India's number-one export market,
and Trump has plenty of leverage to use in lowering those barriers
and rapidly increasing American sales to the subcontinent.
India's population is predicted to surpass China's in the near future,
meaning that Indian markets can pick up the slack if China
falters under the weight of the coronavirus.

Equally or more important in the longer run is the strategic import
of a solid U.S.-India strategic relationship, including arms sales to India,
which are another important agenda item in the Trump-Modi talks slated for tomorrow.
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