'Rebuff to Trump': How world media reacted as India-EU finalises historic trade agreement |
New Delhi: As India and the European Union on Tuesday finalised the “mother of all” trade agreements, global media outlets described the landmark pact as a “strategic rebuff to Trump”, highlighting how escalating tariff threats and geopolitical pressure from US President Donald Trump have accelerated efforts by major economies to diversify trade ties and reduce dependence on Washington.
The New York Times, in an article titled “In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties”, said the agreement gained urgency as Trump continued to “upend the global order and test longstanding alliances”. It added that both India and the EU were seeking to lessen reliance on the United States amid threats of higher tariffs,........