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India Must Impose 50% Tariff on American Exports as Retaliation: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor - The Statesman
INDIA, AUG 7 – Congress leader Shashi Tharoor urged India to impose 50% tariffs on US goods after Washington raised duties on Indian exports, citing $90 billion bilateral trade at risk, officials said.
- On August 6, 2025, President Donald Trump enacted a new policy that added a 25% tariff on goods imported from India.
- The tariff hike followed claims that India's imports of Russian oil pose an unusual threat to the US while China received a 90-day exemption despite larger imports.
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the tariff as politically motivated, highlighted a double standard with China, and said the increased duties would harm bilateral trade worth $90 billion.
- Tharoor called on India to take a strong stance by increasing tariffs on U.S. goods from 17% up to 50%, warning that if the U.S. proceeds with its additional duties, India should retaliate with equivalent tariff hikes on American imports.
- The tariff increase has strained India-US relations and may prompt calls within India for retaliatory trade measures against the US.
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Shashi Tharoor tears into Trump: 'No one can threaten India like this, we should impose tariffs too'
In a firm tone, Tharoor said it is not that any country can threaten India like this, and our average tariffs on American goods are 17 per cent, which should be raised to 50 per cent if Trump does not withdraw his tariffs.
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