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mo4ch:>‘Saving the big deal for later’: Trump casts doubt over India trade agreement ahead of state visit | Mo4ch News

US President Donald Trump said he was skeptical a trade deal would be inked with India when he visits the country later this month, suggesting that any new pact would only come after the 2020 election – if he wins, that is.“We can have a trade deal with India, but I’m really saving the big deal for later on,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “We’re doing a very big trade deal with India. We’ll have it. I don’t know if it’ll be done before the election, but we’ll have a very big deal with India.”The president added that he happens “to like Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi a lot,” but said the United States was “not treated very well by India,” presumably referring to tariffs the country maintains on a number of American goods.Also on rt.comArt of the deal? US reportedly pressures India to buy $6bn more American farm produce in exchange for some tariff cutsThough the ongoing trade negotiations have run into snags in recent weeks – with New Delhi resisting demands that it boost purchases o…