Bangladesh Mocks India Over Better Deal in Trump Tariff Regime
New Delhi: Bangladesh mocked in India on Friday and said Donald Trump had made a better deal at the tariff regime compared to India. In a almost cynical and diplomatic statement, the provisional government said that India has not reached a comprehensive agreement with the US, and that Bangladesh negotiators have been sitting to provide a “turning point trade agreement için for a“ decisive diplomatic victory ile with the US since February.
Bangladesh, Pakistan, the United States was among the 50 countries that applied the new Tarrif lower than India. Bangladesh was given a tariff ratio of 20% from 37%, previously announced after hectic negotiations. The dolphin regime is happy that it is lower than its competitors, such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Pakistan and Indonesia, which receives between 19% and 20%.
Khalilur Rahman, Bangladesh’s National Security Advisor and Leader Dr. Khalilur Rahman said, “As a result, the relative competitiveness in Bangladesh’s clothing exports is not affected. In contrast, India received 25% tariff after not reaching a comprehensive agreement with the US.
However, Dakka did not mention the price he paid for this agreement: 25 Boeing aircraft worth 6 billion dollars without assessing the final demand and economic applicability; In order to address the trade deficit instead of buying a cheaper than countries such as India and Brazil, it was committed to buying wheat, cotton, soybeans, pulse and other agricultural products through both the government and special channels. Currently, Bangladesh imports 58.4% of all the soybeans from Brazil, and then the US is 36.8%. It will also buy and liquefy natural gas from the US to soften the punishing tariff. And an explanation contract (NDA) that prevents the US and Bangladesh from supplying critical military equipment from countries like China.
In the case of a trade deficit on April 2, US President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs in several countries, and then Bangladesh was subjected to 37%. However, on July 8, Trump wrote to Bangladesh’s Professional Government Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus, informing Bangladesh from 37% to 35%. Dhaka was given time until July 31 to achieve trade agreements with the US to reduce tariff rates.
As part of negotiations, Bangladesh said that countries should make explicit commitments to assist in narrow trade deficits to buy US goods. Rahman, “Tariff aid has been attributed not only to the tasks in the US exports, but also a country’s willingness to address the US concerns about non -tariff barriers, trade imbalances and security issues,” Rahman said.
Bangladesh Chief Advisor Professor Muhammed Yunus said, “The recipe reduced 17 points to 20%less than expected, and our negotiators showed a remarkable strategic skill and invariant commitment to protect and advance the economic interests of Bangladesh,” he said.
However, experts feel otherwise. “Bangladesh, after accepting to buy 25 Boeing aircraft worth billions of value and buying the wheat, received the worstly discussed tariff from the United States, Bangladesh, the worst negotiated mutual corrected tariff ended from 68 countries. In a better way, better, better, better.
Bangladesh Media House Prothom Alo, a business leader who says he wants to deepen the US geopolitical and strategic participation with Bangladesh, is primarily to ensure that Bangladesh is not bending for China.
“Washington wants Dakka to significantly expand the trade relations with China or encourage Chinese investment. Sources confirm that there are provisions that require Bangladesh to comply with any sanctions implemented by the United States. ALO.
In Bangladesh media, a retired wing commander and aviation analyst atm Nazrul Islam, who criticized the hasty purchase decision, said, “Purchasing aircraft for completely diplomatic reasons can become a financial burden for the national carrier without taking into account the passenger flow or route validity”.
