Washington: US President Donald Trump has called off his planned visit to India, which was set to take place in November for the Quad summit. According to The New York Times, the cancellation follows rising tensions between the United States and India.
In a related report, Frankfurter Allgemeine, a German newspaper, disclosed that President Trump made four attempts in recent months to contact Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by phone, but Modi did not respond to any of the calls. This has been interpreted as a sign of New Delhi’s “intense frustration and caution” regarding the US.
The strain between the two countries escalated after the Trump administration imposed a 50% import tariff on Indian goods, the highest tariff ever placed on any country, aside from Brazil. This decision has further strained the trade relations between the US and India.
Michael Kugelman, a journalist with a US think tank, noted that if these claims are true, it signals a crisis in the US-India relationship and suggests that the close ties between the two leaders have been significantly affected.
Tensions between the US and India have been escalating over the past few months, particularly after trade talks faltered, prompting Trump to impose harsh tariffs on Indian imports.
