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Don's top aides take aim at India
The New Indian Express
|August 29, 2025
HARDENING the stance against India over New Delhi's energy trade with Russia and refusal to open up its markets for American corporations, US President Donald Trump's two top economic advisers, Kevin Hassett and Peter Navarro, have issued sharp warnings against India.
Hassett, director, National Economic Council, tied US's steep tariffs on Indian goods to New Delhi's stance on Russia. "If the Indians don't budge, I don't think President Trump will," he said.
This story is from the August 29, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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