India Weekly: All eyes on Trump-Putin meeting, a Diwali GST gift

The meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin in Alaska later today could pave the way to a reduction in India's US tariff rate. Meanwhile, PM Modi struck a defiant tone regarding the tariff threat in his Independence Day speech. But perhaps the biggest surprise was the announcement of plans to reform India's Goods and Services Tax.

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