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22 September 2016,

U.S. Elections: Is trade the political scapegoat this season?

This week in our special mini-series on the U.S. Elections and its foreign policy implications, Ambassador Neelam Deo discusses how trade, and megatrade deals such as the TPP in particular, have become a political tool as Trump and Clinton propose vastly differing programmes for trade policy.

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In the seventh episode of this podcast mini-series on the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director at Gateway House, analyses the rhetoric around international trade. Listen in to learn more about the future of mega trade agreements and the geopolitical implications of trade alliances.

Highlights:

(1:40) Implications of Trumps’ position on trade
(4:05) The significance of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
(5:10) Why Clinton is backtracking on the TPP
(7:45) The Chinese angle in framing trade policy
(10:15) The geopolitical consequences of TPP’s breakdown
(12:40) Trade from the Latin American perspective
(14:20) Impact of proposed trade policies on India

In the next episode, Ambassador Deo will be discussing the 1st Presidential Debate, listen to it now! (http://bit.ly/2dw4EWD)

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Hosted by Arjun Chawla, Researcher, Gateway House
Produced by Arjun Chawla, Researcher, Gateway House, and Ishani Shukla, Website Intern, Gateway House

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