US President Donald Trump claims India is offering a 'no tariff' deal; tells Apple CEO 'not to build in India'

Even as India and the US are nearing a trade deal, US President Donald Trump has claimed that New Delhi has offered a deal wherein “basically they are willing to literally charge us no tariff’. He also said he has told Apple CEO Tim Cook “not to build in India”.

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Speaking in Doha, Qatar, the US President reiterated his allegation that India charges the US very high tariffs.

“Apple is coming in (to the US). I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday. I said to him, my friend, I’ve treated you very good. You're coming here with $500 billion, but now he is building all over India.

“I don’t want you building in India. You can build in India if you want to take care of India; because India is one of the highest tariff nations in the world. It is very hard to sell in India.

“And they've offered us a deal where they're basically willing to literally charge us no tariff,” the US President claimed, even as both sides are negotiating a free trade deal.