In Congress MP Hibi Eden's notice to the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, the Congress MP stated, "The imposition of an additional 25 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, raising the total to 50 per cent. This action, citing India's continued purchase and resal
After US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent additional tariff on Indian goods, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji said the move will hurt the American economy more in comparison to India.
US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on imports from India, as per the economists and experts the move could dent the India's GDP growth in FY26 by 0.4 per cent.
Responding to ANI, a White House official said that India's oil trade with Russia is significantly larger and more deliberate than the US's restricted imports of essential commodities.
During the White House press conference, responding to a question on why India was being singled out despite other countries also trading with Moscow, Trump said, "It's only been 8 hours. So let's see what happens. You're going to see a lot more... You're going to see so much secondary sa
Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, Michael Kugelman said, "...Unfortunately, given just how the relationship has been developing in recent days, this new announcement is not all that surprising. The President has also appeared very committed to following through wi
While the initial duty becomes effective on August 7, the additional levy will come into effect after 21 days and will be imposed on all Indian goods imported into the US, except for goods already in transit or those meeting specific exemptions.
"Uranium, Palladium, there are various things they (US) are importing from Russia. There is, unfortunately, a certain double standard involved. They have given the Chinese a 90-day break, but the Chinese are importing far more Russian oil than we are. So clearly this has not been a partic
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the United States for imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on India for buying Russian oil, terming it "economic blackmail" to bully New Delhi into an unfair trade deal.
"Look, India and Russia have a very old relationship. And Russia is a trusted friend of ours. If we're importing oil from Russia, the reason for that is that we have to look at our oil security in our agriculture sector and transport sector. And it is not that we are doing it only through Ru