Weeks after steep U.S. tariffs threatened bilateral trade, India and the U.S. agree to reconnect via talks hoping to scope out a trade pact and ease tensions.
India reels from a 50% US tariff blow covering nearly $120 billion in exports. Immediate relief is critical but a resilient pivot may define its future.
Trump’s China-focused tariff war echoes the Boston Tea Party a tax trigger that sparked America’s revolution now mirrored in today’s economic flashpoints and global trade tensions.
The Trump administration has doubled duties on Indian goods to 50% starting August 27—citing India’s oil purchases from Russia and raising fresh trade tensions.
