Democrats slam Trump for ‘singling out’ India with tariffs, warn of sabotaging strategic ties

Democrats slam Trump for ‘singling out’ India with tariffs, warn of sabotaging strategic ties

Trump has imposed 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on India and an additional 25 per cent for Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil.  Members of the Trump administration have also upped their criticism of India for buying energy from Moscow, saying this is “funding” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war machine” in the Ukraine conflict.

US Democrats slam Trump for ‘singling out’ India with tariffs for buying Russian oil - The Tribune

Trump has imposed 25% reciprocal tariffs on India and an additional 25% for Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil while ignoring China’s Russian oil purchases.

‘Not about Ukraine’: Democrats say Trump ‘sabotaging’ India-US ties with tariffs

The statement came on the day when the 50% tariff on goods imported from India to the US took effect.

Jefferies’ Chris Wood says tariffs could cost India $55-60 bn; slams Donald Trump

Chris Wood of Jefferies has slammed the Donald Trump-led administration for levying 50 per cent tariffs on Indian products entering the United States. He termed the increased tariffs as “draconian”. The US has imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods as a penalty for buying Russian oil. While coming down hard on the Trump administration, Wood stated that India’s economy could absorb a direct hit of $55–60 billion from the tariffs. The Trump administr…

US admits India tariffs were part of push to sway Putin on Ukraine

It looks like President Donald Trump is set to dig his heels in when it comes to dealing with India. The U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said President Trump is not likely to change his mind either: “… if the Indians don’t budge, I don’t think President Trump will.” The trade relationship between the United States and India has deteriorated sharply, triggering one of the most serious economic and diplomatic confrontations b…

House Dems Criticize Trump For Targeting India With Tariffs - IndiaWest Journal News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats have criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing a 50% tariff on imports from India over its purchase of Russian oil. The committee’s allegations, shared in a post on X, state that this decision is “hurting Americans & sabotaging the US-India relationship in the process” while sparing larger buyers like China. The new tariffs came into effect on August 27, following a notic…