India's foreign minister said on Saturday that trade negotiations with U.S. are still going on but there are lines that New Delhi needs to defend. "We have some redlines in the negotiations, to be maintained and defended,

The rapprochement is not about Trump's tariffs, but easing tensions on the disputed Himalayan border, writes Harsh V. Pant.

India will address its future trade relationship with the United States with a "very open mind", Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, just days before heavy extra U.S. tariffs are due to hit imports from the country.

Sergio Gor has been a close advisor to President Trump and would take the post amid strained tensions between New Delhi and Washington.

Amazon is lobbying the Indian government to ease its foreign investment rules to allow the U.S. company to buy products directly from Indian sellers to sell in overseas markets, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

India's foreign minister said on Saturday that trade negotiations with Washington are continuing but there are lines that New Delhi needs to defend, just days before hefty additional U.S. tariffs are due to hit.

India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi's defence minister said.

So, New Delhi is not naive about its foreign policy choices, the facile analogy here is when it comes to Beijing, New Delhi will sleep with one eye open.