Trump’s Tariff Relaxation Lends A New Face To India-China Relations, Giving An Edge Over Vietnam – Analysis

US President Donald Trump’s recent tariff relaxation on India, in lieu of India’s cutting imports of oil from Russia, draws a new outlook to India-China  trade relations. The USA’s reduction of reciprocal tariffs to 18 percent from 25 percent and the withdrawal of penalty tariff of 25 percent on reducing import of crude oil from Russia, are likely to overlap between trade and national security issues in India-China relations.

Large imports from China are a recognized pivot to growth of new industries in India...