India is stimulating domestic growth and diversifying trade partners to withstand prolonged US tariffs. This will give India’s competitors in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and South Korea, which have to contend with just 15-20% tariffs, the competitive edge. India’s response is interesting and worth consideration by countries like South Africa, looking to become self-reliant and less dependent on the US for economic growth. They agreed to boost Japanese private sector investment in India to 10 trillion yen (about R1.1 trillion) over the next decade. The question is: will India be able to continue its positive economic trajectory through its strategic domestic and foreign interventions to bypass the impact of Trump’s tariffs?