Trump tariffs are a gun to India’s head. That may just be the best thing yet

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As with any nation-state of some size, and even more so for a democracy, politics and economics go together. In normal times, political leadership should determine the direction of a nation’s economy. In India, that ‘normal’ has had indifferent results at most times. Here’s my short answer: This change in Washington is like a gun held to India’s head with Trump’s finger on the trigger. It is also the best thing that could happen to India. Sounds nutty? Please indulge me for a few minutes as I make my case. Is the arrival of Donald Trump and the breathless rise...