US EditionHow India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership
UNITED STATES AND INDIA, AUG 7 – The US raised tariffs to 50% on Indian imports due to India's Russian oil purchases, risking harm to a key trade partnership and impacting $190 billion in bilateral trade, analysts said.
- On August 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced a new 25 percent tariff on Indian imports, raising total tariffs to 50 percent and set to take effect 21 days later.
- This tariff escalation follows India's continued purchases of Russian oil, which the US views as supporting the Ukraine war, despite ongoing trade negotiations between the two countries.
- The tariffs cover a large part of India’s export basket and coincide with stalled trade talks that had seen progress earlier in 2025, including meetings between Modi and Trump and U.S. officials in New Delhi and Washington.
- Economists estimate these tariffs could reduce India's GDP growth by 45-50 basis points, and India has called the tariffs "unfortunate" while warning of further penalties, as Trump labels India's economy "dead."
- The tariff increase has strained US-India relations despite their strategic partnership, complicating efforts to finalize a bilateral trade deal and potentially impacting bilateral trade valued at $190 billion.
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How India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership
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