Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Post Before PM Meeting
New Delhi: Donald Trump‘s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ Truth Social post early Thursday (6.46am EST, 5.16pm IST) – hours before he meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, D.C. – has reconfirmed, if confirmation were necessary, that much, if not all, of the conversation between them will focus on import duties, and underscored the US President’s continuing fondness to weaponise trade tariffs. In a brief post, with the trademark self-congratulation, Trump wrote, “THREE GREAT WEEKS, PERHAPS THE BEST EVER, BUT TODAY IS THE BIG ONE: RECIPROCAL TARIFFS!!!” “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” The ‘reciprocal tariffs’ post was an echo from Wednesday, when he committed to orders that could open new fronts in a fast-growing trade war with other nations, including allies. NDTV Explains | What Are Reciprocal Tariffs And Who Might Be Affected? The US President has insisted that his ‘reciprocal tariffs’ system – essentially an ‘eye for an eye’ response to countries that have import duties on American products – is “the only fair way to trade”. The White House had said Wednesday that Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariff’ plan …