Abbott, who was speaking at the NDTV World Summit , was asked to comment on the current the US India relation as well as the trade policies enacted by Washington. Abbott said that despite largely supporting former U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump “played his hand badly with India” with the tariffs levied on Indian exports. He said that such tariffs were “counterproductive” in a context where “other countries that have been far less fair in trade — particularly China — didn’t receive the same kind of treatment.”

Abbott went on to say that the U.S. has been aware of India’s importance as both a geostrategic partner and a “beacon of democracy in a region where Pakistan has been dominated by the military for most of the period since its creation.” “For the last two decades, America has wi

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