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Mint Podcast: Former Indian Envoy To U.S. Drops Bombshell On Trump Tariffs, Flips Trade Surplus Narrative

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In this interview, we speak with Former Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Meera Shankar, who said something interesting.She says that "some people say that if you take the education fees that Indian students pay in the US, you take consultancy fees, you take royalty fees, you take intellectual property fees, and actually the US has a trade surplus of $30 to $40 billion in services trade with India"She also said that if you compare that to China's or Europe's trade surplus with the U.S., Trump is picking a target which is not really meaningful or rational. Watch!#donaldtrump #tariffs #india

In this interview, we speak with Former Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Meera Shankar, who said something interesting.She says that "some people say that if you take the education fees that Indian students pay in the US, you take consultancy fees, you take royalty fees, you take intellectual property fees, and actually the US has a trade surplus of $30 to $40 billion in services trade with India"She also said that if you compare that to China's or Europe's trade surplus with the U.S., Trump is picking a target which is not really meaningful or rational. Watch!#donaldtrump #tariffs #india

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