US EditionTrump’s 50% Tariffs on India for Buying Russian Oil Take Effect
The tariffs, excluding pharmaceuticals and electronics, threaten major sectors like textiles and gems, risking a 70% export collapse and significant job losses, analysts say.
- On August 27, 2025, the United States began enforcing 50% tariffs on Indian imports, excluding electronics and pharmaceuticals, impacting clothing, auto parts, and jewelry.
- After rounds of unsuccessful trade talks, the U.S. administration linked tariff increases to India’s energy and defense ties with Moscow, and President Donald Trump said it was due to India purchasing Russian oil.
- India’s exporters face nearly USD 48 billion in exports at risk, with labor-intensive sectors such as textiles, gems and jewellery, leather goods, automobiles and farmed shrimp hit hardest.
- In response, Modi’s government announced fiscal measures and tax cuts, while markets and the Indian Rupee weakened, prompting the Reserve Bank of India to sell dollars to stabilize the currency.
- Analysts warn the tariffs risk unraveling strategic convergence, weakening cooperation on clean energy and imperiling the $500 billion bilateral trade target by 2030, while rivals like Vietnam, Bangladesh, and China could benefit.
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Cutting Off Russian Oil for India is a Risky Game
Today, an additional 25% tariff on all Indian exports to the United States should come into effect, making the total tariff owed by importers of Indian goods around 50%. The additional tariff aims to discourage Indian energy importers from buying Russian oil. And it could hurt the U.S. economy—although U.S. oil producers would welcome the price change. Russia has emerged as the largest single supplier of crude oil to India, which imports some 85…
Economic leverage: US import tariffs on Indian products went into effect Wednesday. One reason: India's purchases of Russian oil. The…
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Trump hits India with 50% tariff on imports as talks continue
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump put a 50% tariff on goods from India on Wednesday, keeping his word that he'd punish the nation for buying oil from Russia.
Trump Slaps 50% Tariffs on Indian Goods Over Russian Oil
U.S. tariffs of 50% have taken effect on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil. India has criticized the levies as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable,” with its export body calling on Wednesday for government intervention to assuage fears of heavy job cuts. Trump has raised pressure on India over the energy transactions, a key source of revenue for Moscow’s …
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