Donald Trump’s tariffs has jolted New Delhi out of its earlier confidence about the stability of its trade ties with the United States. Whether Washington ultimately rolls back the latest duties on Indian goods or merely softens them, the signal is already loud and clear: India cannot afford to anchor its economic future to a single, unpredictable partner.

That is why the India–European Union free trade talks, now being described as the “mother of all deals,” matter far more today than they did even a year ago.........

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