“ which will take effect Aug. 27”
He always leaves room for the target of his ire to backtrack.
Maybe, but also maybe room for him to not go ahead with the tariff. US trade negotiatiors are coming to India for talks from August 25th. Seems deliberate to me.
India won't backtrack on Russian oil, maybe say something perfunctory but no real change. Public mood in India is one of anger towards the US and Trump and the Indian government will feel that pressure.This has damaged US-India relations for a long time to come.
This will have foreign policy repercussions. The Chinese Foreign Minister is making a visit to India and a pending visit of the Indian PM to China for the SCO meet has just been confirmed today. Putin is also expected to be there. The Indian NSA is in Russia today and the Foreign minister is expected to go there later this month.
We live in interesting times.