Why did Trump allow Nvidia to sell its second-most powerful AI chip to China?

PM Modi holds third call with Trump since tariff hike

Was China happy with Trump’s Nvidia move? It’s hard to say. But this week, there was (perhaps) some good news for India from Trump for a change. There was a phone conversation between PM Narendra Modi and Trump that Modi described as “warm and engaging.” The two leaders covered trade, expansion of cooperation in critical technologies, energy, defence and security, and other areas key to the implementation of the India-US COMPACT (Catalysing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce and Technology).