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Ajit Doval Warned Rubio Months Before Trade Deal That Delhi Wouldn’t Bow to Trump
- In Washington, Ajit Doval told Marco Rubio that India would wait out President Donald Trump’s term before rushing into a trade deal, Bloomberg reported.
- India sought to reset relations and return to negotiations, urging Washington to reduce public criticism and respecting red lines on sensitive sectors like agriculture and dairy.
- Bloomberg reported the private meeting based on anonymous New Delhi officials, noting tensions included punitive US tariffs as high as 50%.
- On Monday, Trump announced a trade deal with Modi that would cut tariffs to 18%, but India only confirmed the tariff reduction, not other US claims.
- Modi has been diversifying ties, clinching EU and UK deals while Amazon and Microsoft pledged $52 billion in investments, and Modi will host Mark Carney and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later this month.
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"No such meeting or visit taken place": MEA slams media report alluding to meeting between NSA Doval, Marco Rubio
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday slammed the media report, alluding a meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling it baseless.
·India
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‘India won’t be bullied by Trump,’ Doval told Rubio months ahead of trade deal—Bloomberg report
Report says NSA told US Secy of State in September last yr India wanted to put acrimony between the two nations behind it, but asked Washington to tone down public criticism to reset ties.
·New Delhi, India
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Total News Sources36
Leaning Left5Leaning Right11Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Right
Bias Distribution
- 61% of the sources lean Right
61% Right
L 28%
11%
R 61%
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