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US tariff escalation has converted a commercial dispute into a strategic bargaining instrument. How has this shift altered India’s diplomatic leverage in bilateral negotiations? What does it mean for India’s China-balancing role in the Indo-Pacific?

 Q6. US tariff escalation has converted a commercial dispute into a strategic bargaining instrument. How has this shift altered India’s diplomatic leverage in bilateral negotiations? What does it mean for India’s China-balancing role in the Indo-Pacific? (10 M)

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