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Lauren Aratani in New York

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India over ties to Russia and Brics bloc

Gas pump in darkness with sun setting
An oil fuel station in Sonipat, India, on 5 March 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

The White House is placing an additional 25% tariff on imports from India, bringing total tariffs up to 50%, in retaliation for the country’s purchase of oil from Russia, according to an executive order signed on Wednesday morning.

India has 21 days to respond to the potential tariffs before they go into effect. The tariffs will be tacked on to a 25% tariff on India Donald Trump set last week as a “penalty” for the country’s trading relationship with Russia.

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