The United States has succeeded in painting India's tariffs and rules as the cause of the US trade deficit, thereby demanding that India buy more American goods, oil, and weapons, and dilute regulations that restrict the Indian operations of Google, Meta, Amazon, Walmart, Tesla, and other US firms.The reality is that India pays more dollars to the US than it gets back, and the overall economic balance favours America. The picture changes completely when you include US arms sales to India, profits and royalties earned by American banks and companies, the free access US tech giants enjoy in India, and over $15 billion spent by Indian students each year on education in the US.