UC San Diego webinar to explore U.S.-India trade tensions

The webinar aims to assess rising trade rift and challenges to economic trust.

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As the United States prepares to impose increased tariffs on India from Aug. 27, the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) will host a virtual discussion examining the fallout for bilateral relations and global trade.

The webinar, titled “Tariffs and Trust: U.S.-India at the Brink,” comes at a critical moment in the relationship between the two democracies.

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The virtual event on Aug. 26, organized by GPS’s 21st Century India Center, will bring together voices from academia and business to explore what lies ahead.

Dean Caroline Freund and professor Kyle Handley will analyze the likely impact on industries in both countries and the potential ripple effects across global trade patterns.

On the business side, Atul Keshap, former U.S. Ambassador and current president of the U.S.-India Business Council, and Arun Kumar, managing partner at Celesta Capital, will offer insights into how companies are adapting to sudden policy shifts. Both will also draw on their diplomatic backgrounds to place the current tensions within a broader historical context.

Professor Achyuta Adhvaryu, director of the 21st Century India Center, will moderate the discussion. The session aims to provide a nuanced understanding of how tariffs, geopolitics, and economic interests are converging at a time when U.S.-India relations face a severe test of trust.

The increased tariffs are in response to India’s continued purchases of discounted Russian oil and related trade ties with Moscow — a policy Washington argues undermines Western sanctions. The move has reignited questions about trust and alignment between New Delhi and Washington, despite years of deepening strategic and defense cooperation.

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