The public sentiment is predominantly negative regarding the US tariffs on Indian exports, with widespread anger and frustration about the potential economic impact. Many commenters express a desire for India to pursue self-reliance and strengthen relationships with nations like China and other BRICS countries. Notably, while there is a strong call for assertiveness against US influences and tariffs, there is also recognition of the challenges faced by vulnerable sectors and the urgency for India to adapt strategically.

United States

India

Unrelated, but fuck Trump and all the A\*hole Desis who supported him.

svaridhi

Businesses will anyway use this excuse to raise prices.

Also the tariffs go into effect after Aug 27th before then there is a trade deal meeting happening on Aug 14th.

Cinciosky

This will allow me to justify multiple trips to India. To bring back goods in baggage like the old days.

First-Martian

Have to really make rava dosa , chutney and sambar at home now 😂

Special-Book-7

Do people realize that tarriffs are not on exports from USA to the outside world but on the imports into USA from the outside world ?? 

This only means that indian exports into USA will become expensive for Americans to purchase, nor the other way around.  Indians in India won't be affected in their very day life.  

The tarriffs drive up prices of Indian goods exported from India outside to USA and this in turn raises inflation there because they have no option other than to buy them at a higher price owing to lack of readily available alternatives (Many of the goods we export are not easy to locally manufacture in USA because of manpower, resources, time and financial constraints like much higher local wages)
 
It's also not easy for other countries to take over from Indian goods because he has put tariffs on nearly everyone, many more than on India. 

 The Federal Reserve wont be allowed by Trump to raise rates to control inflation so eventually these lower interest rates will mean more money will flow into Indian stock markets and companies in India.  Lower interest rates in USA makes the dollar cheaper so it benefits India more because with our dollar income we are able to purchase more goods from the world this lowering domestic prices because of higher supply vs local demand. 


For India tariffs don't do much (if at all) negative because we export a majority of our goods not just to USA but to nearly the whole world.

sidjhala

$25 biryani..... Temporary tariffs, permanent business margins for American Indian businesses!

moneyatmouth

Trump is a big L.U.N.D - Loser Under the Name of Donald

kickassdude09

If trump wakes up tomorrow and says Modi is my best friend, all bhakts will line up to do yagna for Trump long life.

Unique_Carpet1901

DepartmentRound6413

Exporters.will find a way to transit through countries with 15% tariff which will reduce their margin slightly instead of exporting as indian goods.

sunil1979


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Why manufacturing suck in india. Let me tell you with real example :- 

My relative live in delhi, He is in manufacturing for last 20-25 years. First he setup his factory in outskirts of delhi. Then delhi government pay no attention to industrial area, Because according to govt its not authorised area ( Despite 20-25 factories were already there ) no worry. Then they made a policy that those factory which pollute the environment should be out from delhi to bawana industrial area. Guess what, My relative factory have work of assembling not creating. Still they have to deal with MCD for so long now come the AAP government they banned Diesel generator in delhi, So eventually they have to move out from delhi. 

In Summary, Our Indian government failed to create a robust policy which can lead a path for next 15-20 years. Major money of msme goes in dealing with new norms which are created every 2-3 years. And opening a even small factory is tough mentally &amp; financially. 

So, Policy making is a real core of an issue. They are thousand compliance on paper but in real evething sucks.

No-Comment-8160

India should focus on manufacturing for internal consumption, before focusing on manufacturing for export.

We are still running a wide trade deficit with China, much bigger than what we export to the US.

US is never a reliable partner, India should not focus much on trade deals with the US, instead these trades should be routed to another country.

SanjuRai1986

Sensible write up. But I feel we are downplaying one major factor grossly. 

Our IT exports contribute much to the GDP and also to our foreign reserves and as you had rightly said 60% of our IT exports are contributed by US clients. Now with the Tariff gameplay, most of the clients in US are already not comfortable upfront to either give new business or renew existing contracts as multi year/multi billion ones as they don't want to be in the limelight and fall under Trump's radar. This is what I personally hear from lot of Industry insiders in such roles where they directly interact with clients day in and out. And the effect of this is clearly evident in the last Quarter IT results of WITCH and our Golden Boy TCS is keeping the 52W low status historically for more than 2 weeks. 

Though companies can broadly hide it as Geographical Uncertainties &amp; AI's advent that is certainly not true and honestly the industry is perplexed on how to navigate this head wind until Trump's tenure is over. This would strain our IT earnings very much in the next 6-8 quarters and I'm really not sure how would the country handle that loss in revenue and consequently it affecting the GDP. We simply cannot wake up now and build our manufacturing capability of the nation as the race has started already at least a decade ago and we missed the ship very badly.

Besides, this is for sure going to affect our inflation as well as people's spending has taken a real hit with car sales starting to decline (even though manufacturers are cooking up numbers and adding up exports as profits just in their books to keep the nation happy, the reality is not) &amp; Real estate slumping even in cities. Look at the property rentals declining in hot places like Bengaluru which is a good example for this.

body_soda_25

We are proudly saying that our exports aren't a big % of GDP and wearing it as a badge of honour as if it's some kind of achievement. It's just our incompetence that our products can't  compete in global markets. Is this something to be proud of?

Spirited_Ad_1032

Think you got your figures wrong, buddy, China’s exports account for only about 20% of its GDP, yes, lower than India, India is in fact more reliant on exports than China like most major economies except the US.

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China's an export dependent or oriented economy is largely a Western narrative, or basically everyone else is one or even more of one too except the US then.

neocloud27

There could be more than agri and dairy on table. Those two have been in discussions for very long and usa know its not going through.

Awkward_Sympathy4475

When you have a babu culture where history majors are making economic decisions what else can you expect?

And yeah how can we forget the 50% reservation? 

When half the country is permanently living on alms, don’t expect progress. Even existence will be a luxury

mistiquefog

So whose fault is that we have not improved our manufacturing base? What happened to all the "Make in India" slogan shouting?

  
Why is the modi government not being held to task for its spectacular failure in negotiations with USA?

etrast75

I completely agree to below point. I was thinking of mills in Mumbai while reading.

“We skipped the “factory phase” and jumped from agriculture straight to services. That helped in GDP terms but left out millions of workers who could have been absorbed into formal jobs in factories.”

[deleted]

I don't think there would be any additional tariffs by the end of the year. It's just a game the child man likes to play to boost his inflated ego. 

Anyhow, tariffs or no tariffs, India should really focus on its manufacturing sector specifically for home consumption. We must be prepared for any kind of adversity in the future like sanctions in case of a war. Sooner or later the entire world is going to a war, and we will have to pick a side. Gone are the days of non allignment and monkey balancing.

introverthash

Well, in current scenario, it is better that our economy is not overly manufacturing dependent. 

The opportunity is there but US wants to play isolationist right now so let them do that. Sooner or later, they will come crying, mark my words. 

India just needs to hold out a little longer. Problem is they don't just talk or sanction.

They will try a coup, separations agenda, CIA strikes on leaders etc.

India needs to be careful and stand their ground.

US is going against every country. That can only work until a point. 

Weak gets bullied until their tipping point and then the balance shifts. We might just witness that in our lifetime. Not soon but will take some time.

kunal1217

This would be such good business school case study, and your reasoning and facts, would be just great power figures... thanks for your time OP

kartikitsnothim

I think by skipping the whole factory phase might be India's biggest weakness.

We have seen it has definitely been advantageous for China to have the factory phase as it now using the robotics phase to apply on top of the factory phase. Every country should have its own manufacturing base for national security reasons even though a lot of it will be robotic driven eventually. US also realize that it letting go of its manufacturing phase is its biggest mistake. 

It is short sighted of India to have skip that entire phase when we are entering an era of protectionism and the likelihood of war is increasing every day.

Having your own manufacturing capacity will also help during war period.

Interesting_Onion639

Acceptable_Recipe_32

List of US brands in India: Nike, Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Gap, Forever 21, American Eagle Outfitters, and U.S. Polo Assn, Brooks

Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Dell, Intel, Apple, HP

Pepsi, Coca cola, Dominos, Wendy’s, Burger King, McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut,

Kellogg's, Lays, Cheetos, Nestle, Hellman’s, Snickers, Hershey’s, Mars, Heinz, Kraft Foods, Mondelez, Pringles

Tupperware, Crocs, Duracell, Shell, Exxon

Timex, FedEx, Whirlpool, Procter &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G) – Gillette, Pantene, Oral-B, Johnson &amp; Johnson

Estée Lauder – MAC, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Revlon, L’oreal

Walmart, Amazon, DHL, Visa, Mastercard, Amex

Harley-Davidson, Tesla, Starlink

This can very well end up backfiring on US too.

Prottusha1

Maybe not ours but our child future is f#ucked , this is what happens when you see a half learned man with fake degrees convinced even educated ones that he actually knows everything including economy. This is what brings dark future to our own children and generations because we voted the person who hate m*slims as much as all of us do

Such-Emu-1455

Well, this accounts if Trump stays past this term, or even stays fully through this term. Health, security, and internal politics is a different ball game for the next 3 years.

Accomplished_Cake845

Trump bhut hesitant hai traiff ko leke otherwise ye 21 din ki deadline ni deta  😅

Deep_Past9456

After one year there are elections in US. Trump will get to know the reality.

Lost_Hat_5642

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Muksforyou

Many of the big ticket exports to USA got exemption from tariff while we know trump wont be there after 2-3 years .
I think net effect of the orange clown will be zero in long term trade .

AffectionateStorm172

so if a mnc company works for usa client (most of the mncs open a new branch as a indian company and there parent company is considered as a client even if the company name is the same in usa and india)wil have to pay 50% more for the services that they do for there parent us company?.is that how it works

Both_Bus_7076

Devilsline

What makes you think US wouldn't go after the services next?

It can switch gears very quickly to stop  all US companies in having any offshore in India when robotics and AI comes more aggressively into play.

Sorry I am not an expert on this tariff thing, but what if somehow trump device a way to put tariff on Indian IT exports?
He seems hell bent on inducing pain on India currently somehow from all ways possible.

Legitimate_Golf_5472

Trump himseld will not be there on 3 years and woth him goes the tariffs

Ok_Agent_478

Pharmaceuticals and electronics are exempt.

The jewellery sector will get impacted.

Grey_Piece_of_Paper

China didn’t blink. India shouldn’t either. Don’t let an old white man bully you.

Grumpy_001

everybodysaysso

changeanator

Can we boycott all western services and restaurants ?

fan_of_skooma

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matdrawment

When Trump announced 25% tariffs many Indians shrugged it off as something they could live with to retain their sovereignty. I predicted that Trump wouldn't stop there and that he had many, many tools to hurt India with until it gave him the kind of major concessions/surrenders that he was looking for, and it only took a few more days to see that in motion.

50% is high enough for India to either become desperate for a settlement(what Trump wants) or to seriously consider giving up on trade with the US and treating it as an adversary. 

I'd prefer if they made some concessions(stopping Russian oil would be an easy one, though Trump might find other excuses), because if they tried to tough this out Trump would undoubtedly escalate further. Eventually he could go from tariffs to direct sanctions. Indians are underestimating how many people in his party and administration hate India and Indians(mainly over racism, outsourcing and H1B visas).

1-randomonium

2013bspoke

Let’s put counter tariffs on every essential we export- grains, vegetables, fruits, spices, oil, medicine. Dekhte hai kitna tikenge! 1000% tariffs on these items and he’ll fold

impolite_cow

Russian oil must flow...

To only Ambani malkin

Mysterious_Cup_6024

I absolutely despise Trump, awful human being and worst world leader imaginable.


However, let's not get blinded by that and forget that even a broken clock can be right twice a day and India have indeed been funding Russia's war by purchasing their oil. The fact is that Russia have made more from selling over priced oil (a problem they created by starting the war) than Ukraine has received in financial help. 


There needs to be some accountability for that. 


Like I said, Trump is rarely correct and it seems hypocritical, but doesn't make him always wrong. 

Doorsofperceptio

We all need to sacrifice for Ambani to make $$ from Russian crude.

awirelesspro

Now, people will come and say tariffs will impact the US citizens and not the locals.

BlueShip123

Need to absorb Textile with massive Tax incentive 

Gems we have monopoly. Let Americans pay Big beautiful Tariffs 

Need to see how we can help engineering goods. That can be tricky as the cost may not be is easy to absorb

pratyush_1991

Indian companies need to set up processing  units in Nepal, Mauritius, UAE, Saudi Arabia , Oman , Quatar , Kenya, Tanzania , Senegal, Surinam  UK export stuff there process and reexport to US with appropriate label.

Well help to strengthen relations with these countries, contributing some way to their economy and balancing the trade

Ok_Nobody_6467

India needs to find other markets as soon as possible. Too much reliance on america for trade is bad for the present and future. They don't care about us. Today it's trump tomorrow maybe another president. Whereas China has trade with America which is like 17% of its total trade. So even if they impose 100% tax on them they will be fine because they have alternatives. This problem for India is due to its own policy during the previous govt and the current govt.

Ashbourne_999

Min 10% on all goods.

Apple paid 1 B$  in tariffs mostly imported from Vietnam and India

ConnectionDry4268

Well you celebrated his victory, now let us all suffer together.

aightup

I'm surprised that petroleum products are not included under the new tariff. Don't they impose the highest tariffs on India for buying Russian oil?

dev9997

Is there any real competition for the diamonds and jewellery? India is one of the major centres for 
diamond cutting and polishing. This requires skilled labor and not something that can be put up overnight.

Sumeru88

But smartphones and pharmaceuticals are exempted, hmmm

Suspicious_Place1270

What we need to do is pressure the US any way we can. As you can see trump has been dickriding tim cook which got us the smartphone exemption and the people in america will literally eat trump if medicine prices rose after he tried to remove health support to people resulting in pharma exemption. What India needs is to become the only scale supplier of as many crucial goods as possible, not the cheapest, the ONLY one. Like china is with rare earths, which led to trump cowering back in his cornerlike a beaten dog. We need leverage, nothing else

Godfather_Demon

Trump or any other US president will not allow India to be the new China. So they will not allow a big low wage country transform into a developped rival like China. So, the best path for India is cooperation and trade within the framework of the Global South. The same applies to Europe, they also will close the doors, as they are 'friends' aka vassals of the US. And yes, products in the West will be more expensive and the west will weaken, but that is how the western political mindset works. We can't share wealth and influence on this planet, we just want to dominate. 

Superb_Celebration16

ScienceBigAlgoStar0

Maybe Indians get to consume export quality textiles.  When I was in US I could still sometimes find Indian made stuff but back in India it's all Made in Vietnam. Maybe Indian exporters should target the local market.

Autobot1979

Who cares . None of these will affect 90% of the Indian who works  9-9  , earn little and  eat ration  .  These things matters to those 10% rich who run massive factories , farms and takes 90% profit

707yr

So that’s why the apple dude was at trump… probably secured the exemption for Apple production in India from the tariffs. So it’s basically a tax on Indian companies.

Alarmed-Dirt-7824

The sole reason many indian companies haven't gone bankrupt is because india charges heavy duties on imports but other countries don't on indian products. Trump tariffs are extremely fair, if anything, it should be 100%+

UNREAL_REALITY221

Trump always sees everything as a zero sum game- I.e. I win, you lose kind of situation. So to force nations into a disproportional trade deal that overwhelmingly favors the US that he can sell to his voter base. 

One of the big holdup in the trade deal is : agriculture and dairy.  Trump has no regard for India’s redlines on agriculture or dairy sectors, cannot care less for the developmental imperatives that form the fulcrum of India’s economic policies, and seeks New Delhi to commit to zero tariffs for American goods in exchange for high double-digit levy on Indian exports to the US. It is none of Trump’s concern, for instance, that India has zero appetite for genetically modified American agricultural crops, and zero tolerance for American dairy products fed on blood meal because a vast majority of Hindu Indians are vegetarians

hinterstoisser

Despite being one of the few pro US voices in Indian subreddits, deep down I always knew the US was not a truly reliable partner. Still, I hoped the relationship would improve and strengthen over the long term(because of common Chinese threat). But Trump has dragged it under the ocean for good. This damage feels irreversible.

Generations of Indian youths who will be future policymakers and politicians, will remember this betrayal. The trust deficit created now will shape how India approaches its foreign policy for decades to come.

This trade drama is just the surface. In my opinion, a lot has happened in the past 2–3 months, both publicly and behind the scenes, that has led to the current mess.

Guess India should improve ties with China for good instead of trying to mend ties with US. Democrats or Republicans there is no certainty who will backstab India in future.

AIM-120-AMRAAM

It appears the Indian negotiators were far too naive and optimistic, the American negotiators were far too greedy and in the end Trump nuked the negotiating table when he decided he wouldn't be getting the kind of announcement he wanted.

From various articles, the sequence of events that led to this seems to be:

1. In July, India offered to essentially meet the Americans halfway with immediate concessions on 40% of American industrial exports and gradually some consumer products. They also offered $25 billion of American oil purchases. With Trump announcing a 'big deal with India' they actually believed he was satisfied and would at least give them an interim trade deal.

2. On the American side, Trump and his advisors wanted nothing less than an announcement that India would open up most or all of its economy *and* pledge $350 billion or more(comparable to South Korea, Japan and the EU) of US purchases.

3. When it was clear that India wasn't going to offer that much Trump brought up the Russian oil import(which he previously didn't care about) to tighten the vice on India. The announcement on 25% tariffs is meant to go into effect immediately but the one on 50% is intentionally timed for 2 weeks in the future in order to pressure India to surrender.

This is reminding me of Trump's first attempt at a trade war, with China, when tariffs were going up to 100%, 200% and so on. He seems to have realised that India would be a much softer target for this kind of offensive.

Meanwhile, the indications are that the current 'truce' where tariffs on China are only at 30% will be extended, even though the US has far more reason to resent China on all fronts than India. Probably because of their leverage on rare earth minerals, their willingless to bribe Trump's cronies, and Trump's preference for dictators.

I would agree with the article if this was between two professional negotiating teams.  
The problem is I doubt even the White house knows what tariff Trump will impose next.

India had recently signed trade deals with Australia and the UK and we are close to signing   
one with the EU. There were similar problems of India allowing access to agricultural products and dairy. There was no way we could agree to US demands when we said no to others (and our interlocutors understood our sensitivities). The deals with the UK and Australia were signed with give and take on both sides. 

The premise behind trade deals is that both sides seek to strengthen trade by removing bottlenecks, acting within WTO commitments and with compromise on both sides. A trade deal is not a mafia style shakedown. The Indian public was riled not just by Trump making repeated references to stopping the war, but hosting the Pak army chief (not the elected head of state) after the latter appeared at a state funeral of US &amp; UN designated terrorists and reiterating Pakistan's support for terror groups. He also referred to India being a dead economy, which is inaccurate when we are the 3rd largest in the world (in PPP) and the fastest growing in the G-20. 

I don't see any statement from Japan, South Korea or Vietnam where they have agreed to the terms Trump says the have. There is a similar lack of clarity over the terms of the EU-US deal.

Dean_46

Basically, Trump wanted India to kiss the ring and confirm to the world that they kissed the ring.

curiousstrider

SS

After five rounds of trade negotiations, Indian officials were so confident of securing a favourable deal with the United States that they even signalled to the media that tariffs could be capped at 15%.
Indian officials expected U.S. President Donald Trump to announce the deal himself weeks before the August 1 deadline. The announcement never came.

New Delhi is now left with the surprise imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian goods from Friday, along with unspecified penalties over oil imports from Russia, while Trump has closed larger deals with Japan and the EU, and even offered better terms to arch-rival Pakistan.
Interviews with four Indian government officials and two U.S. government officials revealed previously undisclosed details of the proposed deal and an exclusive account of how negotiations collapsed despite technical agreements on most issues.

The officials on both sides said a mix of political misjudgment, missed signals and bitterness broke down the deal between the world's biggest and fifth-largest economies, whose bilateral trade is worth over $190 billion.
The White House, the U.S. Trade Representative office, and India's Prime Minister's Office, along with the External Affairs and Commerce ministries, did not respond to emailed requests for comment.
India believed that after visits by Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal to Washington and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance to Delhi, it had made a series of deal-clinching concessions.
New Delhi was offering zero tariffs on industrial goods that formed about 40% of U.S. exports to India, two Indian government officials told Reuters.

Despite domestic pressure, India would also gradually lower tariffs on U.S. cars and alcohol with quotas and accede to Washington's main demand of higher energy and defence imports from the U.S., the officials said.
"Most differences were resolved after the fifth round in Washington, raising hopes of a breakthrough," one of the officials said, adding negotiators believed the U.S. would accommodate India's reluctance on duty-free farm imports and dairy products from the U.S.
It was a miscalculation. Trump saw the issue differently and wanted more concessions.
"A lot of progress was made on many fronts in India talks, but there was never a deal that we felt good about," said one White House official.

"We never got to what amounted to a full deal - a deal that we were looking for."


OVER-CONFIDENCE AND MISCALCULATION


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Washington in February, agreed to target a deal by fall 2025, and more than double bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030.
To bridge the $47 billion goods trade gap, India pledged to buy up to $25 billion in U.S. energy and boost defence imports.

But officials now admit India grew overconfident after Trump talked up a "big" imminent deal, taking it as a signal that a favourable agreement was in hand. New Delhi then hardened its stance, especially on agriculture and dairy, two highly sensitive areas for the Indian government.

"We are one of the fastest growing economies, and the U.S. can't ignore a market of 1.4 billion," one Indian official involved in the negotiations said in mid-July.

Negotiators even pushed for relief from the 10% average U.S. tariff announced in April, plus a rollback of steel, aluminium and auto duties.



Later, India scaled back expectations after the U.S. signed trade deals with key partners including Japan, and the European Union, hoping it could secure a similar 15% tariff rate with fewer concessions.

That was unacceptable to the White House. "Trump wanted a headline-grabbing announcement with broader market access, investments and large purchases," said a Washington-based source familiar with the talks.
An Indian official acknowledged New Delhi wasn't ready to match what others offered.

South Korea, for example, struck a deal just before Trump's August 1 deadline, securing a 15% rate instead of 25% by offering $350 billion in investments, higher energy imports, and concessions on rice and beef.

This range plot displays U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff rates or the most recent previously announced or threatened tariff rates for the U.S.'s top trading partners on Aug. 1, 2025.

This range plot displays U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff rates or the most recent previously announced or threatened tariff rates for the U.S.'s top trading partners on Aug. 1, 2025.


COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

"At one point, both sides were very close to signing the deal," said Mark Linscott, a former U.S. Trade Representative who now works for a lobby group that is close to the discussions between the two nations.
"The missing component was a direct line of communication between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi."
A White House official strongly disputed this, noting other deals had been resolved without such intervention.
An Indian government official involved in the talks said Modi could not have called, fearing a one-sided conversation with Trump that could put him on the spot.

However, the other three Indian officials said Trump's repeated remarks about mediating the India-Pakistan conflict further strained negotiations and contributed to Modi not making a final call.

"Trump's remarks on Pakistan didn't go down well," one of them said. "Ideally, India should have acknowledged the U.S. role while making it clear the final call was ours."

A senior Indian government official blamed the collapse on poor judgment, saying top Indian advisers mishandled the process.

"We lacked the diplomatic support needed after the U.S. struck better deals with Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan and the EU," the official said.
"We're now in a crisis that could have been avoided."
Trump said on Tuesday he would increase the tariff on imports from India from the current rate of 25% "very substantially" over the next 24 hours and alleged that New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil were "fuelling the war" in Ukraine.
WAY FORWARD
Talks are ongoing, with a U.S. delegation expected in Delhi later this month and Indian government officials still believe the deal can be salvaged from here.
"It's still possible," one White House official said.
The Indian government is re-examining areas within the farm and dairy sectors where concessions can be made, the fourth official said. On Russian oil, India could reduce some purchases in favour of U.S. supplies if pricing is matched.
"It likely will require direct communication between the prime minister and the president," said Linscott.
"Pick up the phone. Right now, we are in a lose-lose. But there is real potential for a win-win trade deal."

I think it is a direct impact from the border skirmish earlier in May. The series of fights basically proves that India has no proper means to keep that subcontinent in order. Pakistan, indeed, is much inferior in military power, but it can pose significant threat and damage to India.

TBH, the capability of planning and execution shown by India in that air fight is very much impressive. I dare to say, except US, no NATO country can properly plan and execute an aerial raid with over 70 jet fighters in four to five fronts. But the loss is still unbelievable, and someone or something must be held accountable.

For India, they really don't think that is their fault since they have demonstrated their execution beautifully. PAF has some weapon systems from China, what could India do without F-35A and EA-18G? Nothing.

However, for US, they really cannot admit that China is getting edge on military equipment over NATO, otherwise the confidence within NATO will collapse. 

That is a deadlock for Modi and Trump. They both want the other side to admit something that is one stone away from political, even biological suicide, and of course, they cannot agree on any deals.

Glory4cod

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