Trump’s Incoherent Tariff Plans Benefit Beijing, Hurt India, Says Former Trump Aide | I Witness

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Trump’s one time aide and former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton warned that Donald Trump’s tariff plan was damaging efforts to draw India closer to Washington, especially since no such penalty targets China. Bolton called the tariff “proof of incoherence.” Although Trump has recently praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed confidence in striking a broader deal with India, Bolton said personal diplomacy cannot offset strategic flaws that pit U.S. priorities on Ukraine sanctions against its long-term aim of tightening India ties, especially when China is effectively exempt from the same tariff pressure.