How India Will Be Hurt by Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

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

That’s put the South Asian country squarely in the firing line of the Trump administration’s new reciprocal tariffs. Trump announced a 25% duty on US imports from India — higher than some of its neighbors, such as the 19% levy applied to goods from Pakistan and the 20% tariff on imports from Bangladesh.