India should not blink first in US trade negotiations, says SBI report
An SBI Ecowrap report advises the Indian government to remain patient and avoid early concessions in trade negotiations with the United States. It suggests that India should leverage its strategic strengths rather than rushing into agreements while the US uses uncertainty as a bargaining tool.
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This reflects the evolving economic and diplomatic strategy of India as it navigates complex trade relations with a major global power.
India should avoid making early concessions in its ongoing trade negotiations with the United States and instead remain patient as Washington's bargaining position evolves, according to the latest SBI Ecowrap report.The report argues that the US administration has increasingly adopted a negotiation strategy built around uncertainty, using ambiguity as leverage across issues ranging from tariffs and Nato to Iran, China, Greenland and India."US Administration is using uncertainty as a bargaining instrument across Nato, Iran, tariffs, Greenland, China and also India," the report said.In game-theory terms, it added, Washington is "preserving incomplete information about the 'type' of bargaining", forcing negotiating partners to decide whether to concede, wait, test or counter-escalate.India should play the long gameAccording to SBI Research, India occupies a unique position in the evolving global strategic landscape.
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