"Far better to be recalcitrant than to be tractable": Shashi Tharoor takes dig at US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Aug 14, 2025

"I hear some people are accusing India of being 'recalcitrant'. I say, far better to be recalcitrant, than to be tractable, submissive or acquiescent...

India "a bit recalcitrant", says US Treasury Secretary on trade talks amid Trump's tariff concerns

Aug 13, 2025

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday (local time) stated that India has been headstrong in their trade negotiations with the US, noting that...