New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- They say that history moves in cycles and is prone to repeating itself. US President Donald Trump's sledgehammer approach to trade negotiations and the imposition of additional tariffs on Indian goods aligns with that maxim.

A lot of literature has already emerged about similarities between Trump and former president Richard Nixon, primarily in their shadowy governance styles and despotic personality traits, even though some of the statecraft instruments may have changed with time. In fact, events during the Nixon presidency might hold some clues to Trump's inconstant disposition towards India.

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