“I have a very good relationship with India, but the only problem I have with India is they’re one of the highest tariffing nations in the world,” said Trump in an interview to American-based website
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he enjoys a “very good relationship” with India, but his only issue is that it has one of the highest tariff rates in the world.
In an interview to Breitbart News, an American-based website, Trump said, “I have a very good relationship with India, but the only problem I have with India is they’re one of the highest tariffing nations in the world.”
“I believe they’re going to probably be lowering those tariffs substantially, but on April 2, we will be charging them the same tariffs they charge us,” he added.
Trump described the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor as a “group of wonderful nations” coming together to “counter other countries that seek to harm us in trade.”
“We have a powerful group of partners in trade,” Trump was quoted as saying.
The US president emphasised the importance of not allowing partners to treat the US poorly, noting that, in many ways, the country often fares better with adversaries than with allies.
“The ones that wouldn’t be as friendly to us in some cases treat us better than the ones that are supposed to be friendly, like the European Union, which treats us terribly on trade. India and everybody would think of them a