The Indian government said it would take necessary steps to secure its national interest after Donald Trump hit the South Asian country with a 25 per cent import tariff in a stinging rebuke that also targeted New Delhi for its ties to Russia.
The Narendra Modi government said it was evaluating the implications of the American president’s decision – announced just ahead of the 1 August deadline for his new tariff regime to take effect – while continuing to carry out “negotiations on concluding a fair, balanced and mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement”.
