Why is everyone rushing to do trade deals with India?

After twenty years of negotiations, the European Union has suddenly managed to cut a trade deal with India. Not to be out-done, US President Donald Trump quickly followed suit, with he and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi having seemingly patched up their differences and declared their deeply held friendship for each other. “Prime Minister Modi and I are two people that GET THINGS DONE, something that cannot be said for most,” declared Trump on Truth Social. So what’s the rush to get India across the line? And is a new deal with Australia on the cards?Guest: Ravinder Kaur, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Copenhagen.Producer: Catherine Zengerer