‘We never negotiate at gunpoint’: India after Donald Trump hits 90-day pause on tariffs

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/we-never-negotiate-at-gunpoint-india-after-donald-trump-hits-90-day-pause-on-tariffs/articleshow/120206018.cms

33 comments

  1. as commentators pointed out, these negotiations often take years. i m not certain these countries are willing to cave in. so Trump is gonna be faced with the unfortunately situation of either scrapping these tariffs entirely or risk another bond market scare when the 90 day period expires and the exemptions are no longer valid

  2. Trump is a psychological terrorist. Don’t negotiate with terrorists or they’ll keep asking for more.

  3. And that is the proper response any country should give to bully like Trump.

  4. Trump is so dumb I bet he’ll say, we never pointed a gun at you, India, in reply to this statement.

  6. Why negotiate anything with him? Canada and Mexico had a deal that he signed and he reneged on that. Trump can’t be trusted.

  7. I’d say elbows up, India, but there may be a more apt sporting reference.

  8. I wouldn’t believe a word of Indian Ministers. They all can be brought easily with the right price.

    This is just strong words to show the people of India that they will not be bullied. But i am pretty sure, back hand deals are already in place. The Higher cost will be passed on to the people, cause the Indian public , other then a section, have a h**d on for such statements.

  9. Negotiate for what? Does Trump want tariffs, or are they a negotiating tool? What actual concessions does he even want? Are they paying for his tax cuts or not?

  10. The world just announced it will pause all trade with the united states until trump is removed from office.

    Sorted it out for you

  11. > “We never negotiate at gunpoint.”

    Right. It’s incredibly heartening to hear India’s commerce minister say that, you know, such a strong stance against coercion… honestly, it’s about time someone stood up to that kind of pressure. A nation shouldn’t have to bend to demands, it should be treated with respect and engage in negotiations based on fairness, and it’s just… good to see them assert that. Really.

  12. Trumps signature is about as trust worthy as his boss Putin 

  13. Trumps form of rude aggression may work for internal politics but it will not work to the rest of the world

  15. Winston Churchill once exclaimed “You can’t negotiate with a tiger when he has your head in its jaws”. So the only answer is don’t negotiate. Take another path.

  16. You can’t negotiate with trump, the only deal he’ll agree on is a deal where he gets everything he wants, and even then he will probably unilaterally cancel the deal when he sees fit.

  17. Oh fuck, he got China and India to band together against us?

    Damn.

  19. Just look at CUSMA, agent orange can’t even respect the dam deal HE negotiated

  20. Trump should initiate a fee for each phone call coming from India rather then tariffs.

  21. In three months Trump has
    – Cut ties with Americas alliances
    – Sided with Russia while becoming a national embarrassment on TV
    – Supported the Gaza genocide happening, threatening to bomb and replace Gaza
    – Tariffed almost every country
    – Pump & dumped the American economy

    This guy has to be under some serious blackmail

  22. But they’ve literally just finalized the terms to a deal :/

  23. I don’t agree with tariffs nor do I support Trump, but if he was to put a tax on services from India (think of all the tech/IT/support jobs in India) he could crush them in a month. And funny enough also generate lots of jobs in the US.

  25. So…India didn’t kiss Trump’s ass like he said? What a pathetic little man.

  28. The two countries with the largest consumer bases in the world said they are not going to talk to bullies.

    Nice business, Don.

  29. No, we just use guns against people we don’t like in your country.

  31. yeah!!! india to join the brotherhood of sanity!! time to show him the back door

  32. No wonder this US administration is kissing up Russias ass, they literally have no other friends left in the whole world

  33. But I thought all countries were begging to make a deal

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