The decision comes amid growing uncertainty in U.S.-India trade ties. Trump’s abrupt announcement of a 25% tariff on Indian goods—set to take effect August 7—has caught Indian officials off guard.
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7 Comments
AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today · 22 pts · 1y
The art of the deal.
zarathustra0@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
I can't imagine they were ever actually going to buy them anyway. They're ridiculously expensive and probably aren't necessary for any of the threats that India is facing.
calavera@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
I mean, one of India threats is China
card797@champserver.net · 7 pts · 1y
Just build 2 million drones instead.
gidostro@lemmy.cafe · 10 pts · 1y
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 5 pts · 1y
So, Typhoons, Gripens or Sukhoi?
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Weren't they part of the PAK-FA project? Can't they salvage something from it?
Sxan@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 1y
TACO turn incoming in 3... 2...