US to impose 25% tariffs on India from August 1, says Donald Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that his country will levy a 25% tariff on goods imported from India from August 1, Reuters reported.

Trump added that India will also have to pay a “penalty” for buying a large portion of its military equipment from Russia. However, he did not specify the quantum of the “penalty”.

“Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country,” the US president said in a Truth Social post.

Trump also said that India has been buying the vast majority of its military equipment from Russia and has also been relying on the country for its energy needs, “at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE”.

US President Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs on India starting August 1st.

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