US EditionIndia Halts US Arms Talks After Trump Tariffs Strain Ties
INDIA, AUG 7 – President Trump's tariffs on Indian goods reached 50%, disrupting defence trade and prompting India to diversify its military suppliers amid strategic tensions, officials said.
- On August 7 and 6, 2025, President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on India from 25% to 50%, citing India's purchase of Russian oil.
- This tariff increase follows earlier US measures responding to India’s ties with Russia amid its ongoing war in Ukraine and has triggered concerns in New Delhi.
- India, a major US defense partner with over $20 billion in arms purchases since 2008, remains unperturbed and appears prepared to wait out the tariff storm.
- Representative Gregory Meeks described Trump’s tariff move as a “tariff tantrum” risking years of work to strengthen US-India strategic, economic, and people-to-people ties.
- Despite the tariff escalation, experts note the Indo-US partnership, rooted in bipartisan support and shared geopolitical interests, has endured friction and rivals like Pakistan.
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