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US Tariffs Leave ‘Great Friend’ Modi With Tough Trade-Offs

India looks to have avoided the worst, but the picture is complicated

US President Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, during a meeting at the White House on Feb. 13, 2025. 

Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico

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