As President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, Indian officials put a plan in motion to sidestep his promised trade war — launching high-level trade talks with their American counterparts,

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.

For India in particular, Donald Trump announced 26% reciprocal tariff — half the rate India imposes on US imports. This is expected to impact trade between the two countries.

The move came two days after President Donald Trump imposed the same tariff on all Chinese imports, bringing the total U.S. tariff on Chinese goods to at least 54%.

Set aside the wisdom of the tariffs President Donald Trump has levied on nearly all of America's trading partners and consider instead the mechanism for imposing them. Trump was able to bypass Congress and put in place trade policy that has the potential to upend the nation's economy by invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to declare a national emergency caused by persistent trade deficits.

US President Donald Trump's new sweeping global tariffs came into effect on Saturday. The US government introduced universal tariffs of a minimum of 10% on imports from all countries. Significantly higher punitive tariffs will apply for some,