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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Trump imposes 25% tariff on India plus ‘penalty’ over ties to Russia

Donald Trump (right) and India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, in the White House in February.
Donald Trump (right) and India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, in the White House in February. Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Donald Trump has announced the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India plus an extra “penalty” for the country buying arms and energy from Russia amid the war in Ukraine.

Washington has set a 1 August deadline for countries around the world to reach agreements on trade, including India, amid the US president’s sweeping global tariff war.

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