What the Centre told Rajya Sabha about Donald Trump's tariffs
By : Sandhya
On Friday, the Narendra Modi administration declared that the United States had not imposed any country-specific taxes on India, including reciprocal tariffs.
In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state (MoS) for commerce and industry Jitin Prasada said, "The United States has issued a Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs on February 13, 2025, wherein the Secretary of Commerce and United States Trade Representative are to take necessary actions to investigate harm to the US from any non-reciprocal trade arrangements adopted by trading Partners and provide a report with detailed proposed remedies for each trading Partner, based on which, US action against relevant trading partner could, thereafter be undertaken under any of the relevant US legislations."
US President Donald Trump has frequently criticized India's high tariffs. He reaffirmed that reciprocal tariffs on nations that apply levies on American goods will begin on April 2 and described India as a very high-tariff country.