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Thoughts on Trump hiking tariffs on India to 50 percent?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 25 percent (which were already 25%) in tariffs on India over the country’s purchases of Russian oil, following through on his threat to ramp up pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. The tariffs are set to go into force within 21 days, according to the executive order, and will go on top of the 25 percent penalty Trump unveiled on India this month.

Trump has threatened to impose “secondary tariffs” of up to 100 percent on countries that buy goods — primarily energy — from Russia if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t quickly cease hostilities in Ukraine.

But he has also singled out India, one of several countries that purchase Russian oil, as trade talks between the two countries have sputtered over the past month.

The Indian government decried the executive order as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable.”

“Our imports are based on market factors and done with the overall objective of ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion people of India,” a government spokesperson said in a statement. “It is therefore extremely unfortunate that the US should choose to impose additional tariffs on India for actions that several other countries are also taking in their own national interest.”

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/06/us-to-hike-tariffs-on-india-to-50-percent-over-russian-oil-purchases-00495411

Thoughts on Trump hiking tariffs on India to 50 percent?
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