U.S. Says India’s Trade Policies a Barrier for New Investments
Kenneth Juster said that friction between the two nations on trade and investments led to a stalled trade deal with the outgoing Trump administration.
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A senior U.S. diplomat has criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trade policies, saying growing restrictions on market access and limits on the free flow of data are standing in the way of the South Asian nation becoming an alternative to Chinese supply lines.
India will need to take more policy action if it wants to become a new destination for manufacturing investments in the Indo-Pacific region in the post-Covid era, outgoing U.S. ambassador Kenneth Juster said in New Delhi Tuesday.