US Commerce Secretary Lutnick flags Russian arms, India’s BRICS membership as irritants

India’s Russian arms purchases ‘rubbed US the wrong way’; bilateral trade deal close: Lutnick

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reiterated that the US aims to bring advanced manufacturing back and to reduce the trade deficit and that the US would like businesses to have reasonable access to the markets of India.

US Commerce Secretary Lutnick flags Russian arms, India’s BRICS membership as irritants

Lutnick previously urged India to purchase more defence equipment from the United States instead of traditional suppliers like France

‘You buy Russian arms… stay in Brics bloc’: US Secy looks rattled by India’s defence, diplomatic policies

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has flagged India purchases of Russian military gear and membership of Brics and said that such activities 'get under the skin' of the United States are not 'the way to make friends'.

India’s running with the hare and hunting with the hounds policy annoys US - Kashmir Media Service

Washington: India did certain things, like buying military gear from Russia and aligning with BRICS which seeks to reduce dollar dependence, that “rubbed the US the wrong way”, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said. According to Kashmir Media Service, in his keynote address at the eighth edition of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit in Washington, Lutnick said, “The Indian economy is extraordinary, your human…