India’s Return to the Trade Game

About this episode

The episode discusses India's renewed engagement in international trade and the factors influencing this shift.

After years of trade skepticism, India appears to be back in the deal-making business—signing new agreements, reviving stalled talks, and announcing ambitious frameworks with key bilateral partners. To help make sense of what’s changed—and what hasn’t—Milan is joined by Mark Linscott, a nonresident senior fellow on India at the Atlantic Council who previously served as the assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asian Affairs from 2016 to 2018.

People in this episode

Host: Milan

Guest: Mark Linscott

Topics covered

• trade
• India
• bilateral agreements
• economic policy

Keywords

• trade agreements
• deal-making
• economic relations

Mentioned in this episode

Places: India, US

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