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Amid trade war, India offers to buy 1,000 planes, more oil from US

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Amid trade war, India offers to buy 1,000 planes, more oil from US Empty Amid trade war, India offers to buy 1,000 planes, more oil from US

Post by Seva Lamberdar Sat Jun 23, 2018 9:01 am

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing trade war + , India is seeking to buy peace with the US by offering to order nearly 1,000 civilian aircraft over the next 7-8 years and step up oil and gas purchase from the world's largest trader. This was conveyed by commerce minister Suresh Prabhu to his US counterpart during their talks last week.

On Sunday, assistant US trade representative Mark Linscott will begin discussions here with commerce ministry officials as both sides try to find solutions to problems on the trade front. India is trying to convince the US that its reciprocal tariffs are part of a WTO-sanctioned right after the US took the first step with steel and aluminium duties. India is keen to see some resolution before the 2+2 talks + between foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and their US counterparts - secretary of state Mike Pompeo and defence secretary James Mattis, respectively - in Washington on July 6.

India has calculated that it will be paying about $5 billion a year for aircraft and about $4 billion for purchase of oil and gas from the US. This is apart from defence purchases + where India is now looking at buying 12 more naval surveillance aircraft P8i. India is now the largest owner of these aircraft outside the US. ...........................

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/reciprocal-tariffs-a-wto-sanctioned-right-india-to-tell-us/articleshow/64705294.cms
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