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Trump’s India Tariff Sparks Expert Outcry, Community Concern
Experts Warn of Setback in India-US Relations After Trump Imposes 50% Tariff on Indian Imports
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Lalit K Jha (IANS) - Fri, 08, Aug 2025
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President Donald Trump. / Courtesy of Lalit K Jha
The India-US relationship—hailed for its strategic depth and economic promise—has entered uncertain territory following President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a sweeping 50 per cent tariff on all Indian imports. The move, executed through a fresh executive order, has triggered concern among foreign policy experts, business leaders, and Indian American community members who fear it could undo decades of progress in bilateral ties.
“In a relationship where both countries have much to gain—and more to lose in conflict—the repoliticization of India-US ties is a slow-motion catastrophe,” said Evan A. Feigenbaum, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia and now a vice president at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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