India, Oct. 12 -- Maybe President Donald Trump really does believe that "tariff" is the most beautiful word in the dictionary.

Despite higher prices, criticism from trade experts and displeasure among voters, Trump holds fast to his belief that imposing the highest import duties on US trading partners since the Great Depression is a winner.

A recent poll suggests that is a big gamble with less than a month before the November 3 midterms. Most US adults disapprove of his trade policies, with more than 64 per cent saying he has gone too far with his latest tariffs, compared with 58 per cent in January. A look at the political, legal and economic challenges to the Republican president's approach to trade. The United States has set taxes on...