US EditionA Spectacular Diplomatic Disaster
The United States imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports due to India's trade surplus and continued Russian oil purchases, impacting bilateral relations and trade negotiations.
- On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump branded U.S. trade with India a 'one-sided disaster' amid 50 percent tariffs imposed on Indian imports.
- Trump's action followed longstanding complaints that India's high tariffs block U.S. businesses, drawing criticism from Democrats who accused him of unfair targeting.
- Democrats and the Forum for Trade Justice warned that the trade offensive harms bilateral relations, risks pushing India towards China and Russia, and negatively impacts Americans.
- Trump acknowledged on Truth Social that India has now offered to cut tariffs to zero but said, 'It's getting late' and they should have acted years ago.
- The dispute strained the longstanding India-U.S. partnership, with calls for India to remain firm to protect its sovereignty and developmental and ecological goals during negotiations.
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'Can’t allow Trump’s ego to ..': US Congressman Ro Khanna slams 50% tariff on India
Khanna said the 50% tariff slapped on Indian exports was higher than that imposed on China and second only to Brazil, hurting trade in key sectors in India like leather and textiles while also damaging American manufacturers.
India-US ties ‘one-sided’, reiterates Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump reiterated his complaints against India’s trade practices, calling the India-US relationship “one-sided for many years” and pointing to high tariffs as a barrier to American exports. “We get along with India very well,” Trump said. “But India, you have to understand, for many years, it was a one-sided relationship.” He once again pressed his allegation that India’s tariffs on US exports are “about the highes…
'Trump destroying India-US strategic partnership because Modi refuses to nominate him for Nobel': Democrat Ro Khanna
Trump has been slammed by his Opposition over his punitive tariffs on India, which he defends as New Delhi buys oil from Russia. The 50 per cent tariffs have plunged the India-US relationship to a new low, with Trump calling India's economy "dead"
A Spectacular Diplomatic Disaster
Paul Krugman: “America has spent decades trying to cultivate good relations with India, which could be a useful counterweight to China. Now we have a nearly complete rupture, with India actually cozying up to China.” “And what was that about? Apparently Trump, in his bizarre pursuit of a Nobel peace prize, tried to bully Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, into giving him undeserved credit for a cease-fire between India and Pakistan. The two …
Trump Calls US-India Trade a “One-Sided Disaster” After Modi Meets Xi, Putin
Amid escalating tariffs and shifting global alliances, Donald Trump lashed out at India’s trade practices, accusing New Delhi of exploiting the U.S. with high tariffs and closer ties to Russia and China.
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