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US President Donald Trump on Monday doubled his criticism in India, calling on trade ties with the country “a completely unilateral disaster!” After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China to attend the Shanghai summit.
Trump in a report on Truth Social also said India suggested cutting its tariffs to zero, but it was “late” and that the country had to do it “many years ago” without specifying when such an offer was made.
This happens against the background US by imposing 50% tariffs on the countryIncluding secondary duties of 25% last month for the purchase of Russian oil, which India called “unfair, unjustified and unjustified.”
Trump once again stressed that India buys oil and weapons in Russia, and accused Newdli on sale of a “massive amount of goods”, but imposing high US export tariffs to India.
“The reason is that India has accused us, so far, such high tariffs, most of any country that our business cannot sell to India. It was a completely unilateral catastrophe!” He wrote.
Data of the World Trade Organization It shows that 6.2% of the US import tariff into the country in 2024 was introduced in India, for balanced trade, while the US was charged with 2.4% of Indian goods. Average weighted in trade is the average speed of duty per unit of imported value.
US relations in the United States have been sour over in the last couple of months, overcoming more than two decades to improve ties, and several US officials have increased their criticism in New Delhi about their Russian oil imports. India called on the US and the European Union Their trade with Russia, focusing on New Delhi.
The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last month that “shows that they themselves criticize India in trade with Russia. Unlike our case, such trade is not even vital national coercion (for them).”
Back in May in India was Reportedly suggested “zero for zero” The tariff transaction on steel, auto -authentic and pharmaceuticals on a mutual basis to a certain number of imports. However, both Newdieli and Washington failed to come to the trade transaction by bringing Trump to impose 50% Tariffs for Indian exports.
Indian Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit in Tianzin, which took place between August 31 and September 1, and both sides confirm the importance of being partners, not competitors.
“Improving relationships with India is a big deal. This allows India to access the very critical intellectual property that it needs when it is industrialized and promoted,” said Mark Papik, Geomacro Satrital BCA in electronic message.
“But in the long run, the United States loses the propaganda battle to draw China as the main manufacturer. And this only further assifies multipolarity,” he said.
– Evelyn Chen to CNBC contributed to this report.
