Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has called the Trump administration's move to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods "wrong and unjustified".
Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja on Thursday called the US's 50 per cent tariff on India a tariff war against a sovereign nation. He urged the Centre to pursue its own independent economic and foreign policies.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday criticised US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 50% tariff on Indian goods.
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday suggested that India should impose a 100% tariff on American goods in response to the US's 50% tariff on Indian goods.
Former MoS MJ Akbar criticized the US 50% tariff on India, questioning why Germany and China face no similar measures. He said the tariffs will minimally affect India's trade, weaken the US, and noted India-China ties have strengthened, shifting global focus from Washington to the SCO summit
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh denounced the United States' decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports on Wednesday, calling it "unjustified, unreasonable, and unfair."
With the United States set to impose a steep 50 per cent tariff on Indian textile and apparel exports starting August 27, the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has called for urgent government intervention to mitigate the impact on the sector.
The Indian stock market on Tuesday witnessed a sharp sell-off after the Trump administration issued a notification to impose an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports. The secondary tariffs will come into effect from August 27 and take the total tariff on Indian goods to 50 per cent
Amid the US imposing a 50% tariff on India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has pushed to increase trade with Russia, encouraging Russian companies to engage "more intensively" with their Indian counterparts.
Kant said that India should prioritise its national interests and not compromise on its energy security, especially considering that India's oil imports from Russia are significantly lower than those of China or Turkey. The US has imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods, citing India's conti
Noting that India has done the "right thing" by not caving in to the Trump administration's pressure in trade talks to provide more access to the country's agriculture and dairy sectors, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said "the US called India a 'Tariff King' but now the 'Tariff King' i