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    567 : United States-China Trade War: Tremors for India and South Asia

    Amitendu Palit

    13 April 2018

    While the latest United States (US) trade actions are targetted specifically at China, they have wider implications. The effects of the tariffs would reverberate across Asian manufacturing supply chains and would also be felt by Indian and South Asian firms. Furthermore, the ‘Made in China’ tariffs might not result in the relocation of more finalproduct assembling to India, as the country too remains on the US radar for possible trade actions