Trading with Trump: How Should India Respond?
Episode 1549 of the All Things Policy podcast, hosted by Takshashila Institution, titled "Trading with Trump: How Should India Respond?" was published on July 28, 2025 and runs 32 minutes.
July 28, 2025 ·32m · All Things Policy
Summary
In this episode of All Things Policy, Yusuf Unjhawala is joined by Anupam Manur for a deep dive into the evolving and unpredictable landscape of U.S. trade policy under Donald Trump. They talk about the credibility of the threat of secondary tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, the impact on India if the said policy goes through, and the policy options available to the Indian administration. They also discuss the effect of these and other ad hoc tariffs on the ongoing trade negotiations between India and the US and how it can undermine confidence in the trade deals. Finally, they examine the trade deals that the US has signed with the UK, the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan to find patterns in the agreements. They use these insights to speculate on how India could navigate through the bumpy terrain of Trump's tariffs.All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areasCheck out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
Episode Description
In this episode of All Things Policy, Yusuf Unjhawala is joined by Anupam Manur for a deep dive into the evolving and unpredictable landscape of U.S. trade policy under Donald Trump. They talk about the credibility of the threat of secondary tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, the impact on India if the said policy goes through, and the policy options available to the Indian administration. They also discuss the effect of these and other ad hoc tariffs on the ongoing trade negotiations between India and the US and how it can undermine confidence in the trade deals. Finally, they examine the trade deals that the US has signed with the UK, the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan to find patterns in the agreements. They use these insights to speculate on how India could navigate through the bumpy terrain of Trump's tariffs.
All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.
Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas
Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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