With or without US trade deal, regulatory issues remain for both countries

No matter whether India manages to sign a deal with Trump or not, both countries are also heading for a showdown on various pending issues in the regulatory space. The absence of a bilateral investment protection treaty, American concerns with India's data localization norms and India's attempt's to rein in the e-commerce sector are set to become major battle arenas between the two nations once the wrangling over tariff duties ends.

The lack of an investment pact between the two has been raised by US investors for leaving their investments in India without requisite legal protection. India has decided