Raja Mandala: India and the US need to address the vexed issues in trade | The Indian Express

Raja Mandala: India and the US need to address the vexed issues in trade | The Indian Express

Written by C. Raja Mohan |Updated: September 24, 2019 12:06:31 pm

C. Raja Mohan is Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, and contributing editor on foreign affairs for 'The Indian Express'.

Raja Mandala: India and the US need to address the vexed issues in trade

India and the US need to address the vexed issues in trade. This will prepare New Delhi for profound changes in global economic order

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump shake hands after introductions during the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday. (AP)

At the Houston spectacle on Sunday that bought together an enthusiastic Indian diaspora, the personal chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump was all too evident. But the celebrations at Texas must yield tangible outcomes at New York where the two leaders are set to meet again today on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual session.