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U.S. diplomat: 'Big setback' if Trump, Modi can't announce a trade deal in India

February 14, 2020 at 12:04 PM
As U.S. and Indian officials prepare for President Trump's visit to India later this month, a top U.S. diplomat reportedly is worried about the ramifications of a failure to strike a trade deal. Alice Wells, acting assistant secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, told reporters on Thursday that if the two sides can't agree before the visit on even a “tiny” phase-one deal, “ it would be a big setback ,” according to reports...


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