Tariffs and China Will Set the Geo-Political Stage for Trump-Modi Meeting, Analysts Say

NEW DELHI—India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 12–13. It will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Trump returned to the White House last month. Amid a reignited U.S. trade war with Beijing, analysts expect that tariffs and China will be central to the meeting’s discussions. Last week, the United States imposed a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports. In retaliation, Beijing announced new tariffs on American imports, including 15 percent on coal and liquefied natural gas and 10 percent on crude oil and farm equipment....