From Trade Room to Tandoor: Why Energy Lies At The Centre
Trade, Tariffs and the Tandoor: How India’s Energy Appetite Is Now a Diplomatic Crisis
When Indian families across Delhi, Jaipur or Bhubaneswar step into their kitchens this week, they may notice something unsettling. The humble act of boiling rice or making tea now costs more than it did last month. At the heart of this quiet inflation lies an unlikely culprit: America’s steel tariffs and a deadlocked trade deal.
India’s multi-layered standoff with the United States, officially about dairy, autos, and genetically modified crops, is fast evolving into something far more consequential. With just days left before a July 9 deadline, the talks between the world’s largest and fifth-largest economies have hit an impasse. But while diplomats bicker, ordinary Indians are paying the price—quite l...