In a strong response to US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Indian imports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his country won’t compromise
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Pharma, smartphones, energy exports to US escape Trump’s new 50 percent tariff hike
Overall, Indian exports to the US totalled USD 86.51 billion in FY25. The new tariff measures announced by the US President are expected to come into effect in the next 21 days. So far, they do not cover the key sectors that have been driving India’s recent export growth to the US.
Donald Trump hikes tariff on India by 25 per cent, taking it to 50 per cent, as penalty for buying Russian oil
US President Donald Trump on 6 August 2025 slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi’s continued buying of Russian oil.
Trump says unaware of US imports from Russia amid India tariff row
India has repeatedly pointed to ongoing US-Russia trade to defend its purchase of discounted Russian crude, saying that such imports are driven by national needs and energy security concerns.
Most new iPhones sold in the US are assembled in India, says Apple CEO Tim Cook, despite Trump bluster
Talking about the strong Q3 results in Cupertino, California, the Apple CEO said that India was now the main source of new iPhones produced for the US market, while iPhones made in China were destined more for non-US regions.
India sends strong message to US over tariff imposition threat, calls out Western double standards
In a strongly worded statement, India has hit back at the US after President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on goods from India over its purchase of Russian oil
Trump repeats his claim of settling India-Pakistan conflict
US President Donald Trump takes credit of ending the recent clash between India and Pakistan.
Upset over jobs data, Trump fires “Biden appointee” stats bureau chief
Donald Trump has removed ‘Biden appointee’ Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by accusing her of faking the monthly jobs reports
White House should be asked if Trump should be given Nobel Prize: India
India on Friday said the White House should be asked if President Donald Trump should be given the Nobel Prize for stopping conflicts
Trump tariff war: Political motives overwhelm commercial acuity
While many of these new US tariff rates are reciprocal — the United States is raising export barriers for countries that slap a high tariff on US imports into their own territories — many of them are political, with US President Donald Trump using tariffs to settle scores where his political intervention has not made much headway.
