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Trump's MASALA playbook: India faces tough choices in trade deals

Responding to the blowback, the White House softened its stance on April 9, imposing a 90-day pause and a uniform 10 per cent tariff on most imports, excluding China Ajay Srivastava Mumbai Listen to This Article Over the past few days, India's government and industry watched anxiously as the July 9 deadline for tariff relief from the United States (US) approached. Many expected a last-minute India–US trade deal, but none was announced. Instead, Washington extended the reprieve to July 31 — buying time but increasing pressure on countries to sign deals on US terms. What the US is offering are not normal trade deals but Masala deals — Mutually Agreed Settlements Achieved through Leveraged Arm-twisting. These one-sided agreements offer tariff relief only if countries agree to guaranteed US exports and politically useful wins for President Donald