India must uphold strategic autonomy amid US pressure, balancing cooperation with self-reliance and national interest.

xTrade relations between India and the United States have been going through a roller-coaster ride. The recent broad agreement on trade issues between US and China with President Donald Trump heralding it as the arrival of the “G-2” -- two economic giants of the world joining forces. This will lead to several outcomes, which may not necessarily be in India’s favour.

Since long we have been speaking about a bilateral trade deal between the US and India, but that too is going on its roller-coaster, though less tumultuous. While Mr Trump is confident of an imminent trade deal, there are too many “red lines” for us. India’s commerce minister, Piyush Goyal, has said that this

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