Bohut difference hai dono mein. Piyush goyal can do it because we certainly can economically punish ASEAN countries like how we did with Malaysia. We have been putting anti dumping duties on some of their imports for years. Much to their frustration. And we are huge market for their products, so we have a leverage. ASEAN countries can be bullied by us in a limited amount.
Piyush Goyal gave a sermon to his German mantri counterpart over this when he was visiting.
Goyal's whole push was make your German TBMs here saar.
Brown Coolies on the Indian Internet on behalf of German sahib got their panties in a twist over this and started cursing Goyal over this just as with the recent ASEAN threat.
