Besides, CAIT has urged the government to levy customs duty from 300 to 500 per cent on imports of Chinese goods.

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, passed by Lok Sabha and waiting for the approval of Rajya Sabha, will provide for seizure of properties and putting travel ban on such individuals once they are declared as terrorists

India has already rejected Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought his mediation on the Kashmir issue; for more than a decade, the US has consistently insisted that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan

India and the US have major differences on trade and strategic matters, but they are also trying to accommodate each other

With this, the IMF, the World Bank and the EU may continue downgrading Pakistan, making its financial situation more precarious