India's silence, reliance on back-channel diplomacy on US tariffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : On the issue of trade negotiations, Bolton said he believed that both sides were close to reaching common ground despite challenges.
48% : Meanwhile, on Tuesday, despite earlier tensions, Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him his 'friend' and expressed optimism about resolving trade issues.
41% : Indian negotiators and US negotiators felt that they had been close to reaching an agreement, but the Indian side was surprised when Trump, out of nowhere, said 25%,' Bolton told ANI.
39% : [US], September 13 (ANI): Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton has said that India's decision to stay largely silent and rely on back-channel diplomacy on US tariffs was the 'best way to deal' with US President Donald Trump, cautioning that engaging in public confrontations would not make matters 'easier'.
39% : 'I think that's the best way to deal with somebody like Trump.
31% : 'I don't think he (Donald Trump) understands that in this trade war that he started, the US is losing a lot of belief in our reliability, good faith, and so on that we've tried very hard over a large number of years to build up.
23% : There was a lot of concern in Washington that the two tariff issues combined with Trump taking credit for bringing peace to India and Pakistan after the last terrorist attack in Kashmir, was inappropriate,' he said.

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