U.S. Warns India On Rice ‘Dumping’ As Trade Team Lands In Delhi

Donald Trump has hinted at expanding tariffs against India while speaking to American agricultural groups, alleging that rice from India, Thailand and China is being dumped into the US market and Puerto Rico. The remarks come at a sensitive moment: a high-level US delegation, led by Deputy USTR Rick Schweitzer, begins meetings in New Delhi to review the first tranche of the long-pending bilateral trade agreement. Agriculture remains one of the toughest unresolved issues, with India pushing for a balanced deal and the US firm on its stance over agri imports. With negotiators Brendan Lynch and India’s Durbin Jain meeting this week, all eyes are on whether any meaningful progress can be achieved before the year-end.