Speaking to the reporters, Ashok Chavan said, "... I dont think President Trump's decision comes after a consensus or a mutual discussion. Our Minister of Commerce was in regular touch with the US administration... Any scope of appeal or discussion must be duly addressed so that India doesn'
Terming the move by US President Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on India on as a "setback for the country", Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "should not be scared" and "this is blackmail by the United States".
"Donald Trump has ditched this country... Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the US to campaign for him and what did we get in return? It is a huge tragedy in this country... The government of India should stand up to such nonsense... Donald Trump is questioning the sovereignty of India by
In a post on X, the Congress party stated, "Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on India, along with a penalty. The country is paying the price for Narendra Modi's 'friendship.'"
"Certainly, the Government of India will take cognisance of it. We have to wait and watch how the Government of India reacts to it. In my personal opinion, it is unfortunate." BJP leader Praveen Khandelwal said
Minutes after Donald Trump announced that India will have to pay, starting August 1, a 25 per cent tariff including an additional penalty for buying energy and arms from Russia, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh hit out at the government, saying all the praise by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
"Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia's largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE - ALL THINGS NOT GOOD! INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PL
If US President Donald Trump imposes 20-25 per cent tariffs on India, as he threatened last evening, it will have a varied impact on different sectors, noted the founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative, Ajay Srivastava.
Even if the United States were to impose a 25 per cent tariff on iPhones manufactured in India, the total production cost would still be much lower if compared with manufacturing the devices in the U.S, according to a report by Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that iPhone maker Apple will have to pay a 25 per cent import tariffs if its mobile handsets sold in US are not produced in the boundaries of the country.
Following US President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs, Canada PM Mark Carmey said that the country will impose a 25% tariff on all US vehicle imports that do not comply with the free trade agreement.