Tariff king.” A “big abuser” of tariffs. A “very high tariff nation.” US President Donald Trump has repeatedly made it clear over the years what he thinks of India’s protectionist trade policies.

President Trump introduced new reciprocal tariffs for several countries to bring back manufacturing jobs to the US. China faces 54% tariffs, India 26%, Japan 24%, and the EU 20%. His announcement received global backlash and mixed reactions within the US.

China on Friday struck back at the U.S tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump with a slew of countermeasures including extra levies of 34% on all U.S. goods and export curbs on some rare earths, deepening the trade war between the world's two biggest economies.