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'The US has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods. Even as trade talks have resumed, what do you think will be the implications of this on India’s strategic relations with the US in defence, technology, and Indo-Pacific cooperation?We have, in fact, been virtually singled out. Even China has only 30 per cent. What is surprising is that we had already gone through five rounds of negotiations, and a post-trade deal was submitted for (US President Donald) Trump’s approval. His rhetoric has consistently been that India must make very significant concessions in areas where domestic lobbies resist.After decades