Big Take Asia: India’s Toy-Making Dreams Hit by Tariffs

Big Take Asia
India’s Toy-Making Dreams Hit by Tariffs
The US tariff war with China sent American companies scrambling to find alternative manufacturing hubs. India looked promising until the White House upended everything. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, K. Oanh Ha heads to India, where she goes inside two toy factories scrambling to adapt to Washington’s shifting trade policies. How sky-high tariffs are undercutting India’s ambitions to take China’s crown as the world’s factory floor and forcing American manufacturers to make a tough choice.
Dec 09, 2025