EP-334 | US & EU Trade Billions with Russia, Why Tariffs Against India Alone? | Envoy Rasmus AK
Description
Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen is the Ambassador of Denmark to India. Ambassador Kristensen has previously served as Denmark’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and ASEAN from 2017 to 2020.
In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Ambassador Kristensen speaks about supporting a rules-based order rather than one where big powers dictate to smaller nations, while addressing Trump’s 50% tariff on India.
He reaffirms the EU’s stance against support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, while commenting on India’s continued oil imports from Russia.
He also explained that negotiations on the EU-India trade deal are in their final stages
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
00:57 – Trump’s ‘Dead Economy’ Remark
01:42 – EU-India Trade Deal
04:17 – Lessons for India from US-EU Trade Deal
05:48 – EU Exporters & India’s Tariff Barriers
10:40 – EU’s Stand on India-Russia Oil Trade
14:51 – China-Russia Tues
15:50 – Denmark’s Support for Op Sindoor
18:09 – Green Strategic Partnership
22:33 – Danish Companies’ Investment in India
26:46 – India as Counterbalance to China in Asia
28:40 – Denmark’s View on India’s UNSC Bid
30:32 – Ease of Doing Business in India
34:54 – India-Denmark Strategic Ties
38:39 – Denmark’s Role in Ganga Rejuvenation
44:39 – Ambassador’s Bucket List for India
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