US President donald trump has announced a total tariff of 50 percent on India. He said that as long as india buys oil from Russia, we will impose a penalty on it. Meanwhile, information on how india will deal with tariffs with America will be given to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee headed by Shashi Tharoor. Senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and Commerce will inform the committee about it.
Official sources said that representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce and industry will brief the committee on India's foreign policy developments, especially the US-India trade talks and tariffs, on monday (August 11, 2025).
What did the Ministry of External Affairs tell the parliamentary committee?
The Ministry of External Affairs told the parliamentary committee ahead of the meeting that the US decision to impose a second ban on india has pushed it into a geopolitical conflict that it did not create on its own. Despite the lack of trust, he said that india is committed to engage constructively with the US.
What did congress MP shashi tharoor say?
Reacting to the recent 50 percent tariff imposed by the US on india, congress MP shashi tharoor had said that india should also protect its interests. Tharoor said that what is happening is worrying. A country with which we had close relations and we were working as strategic partners, if that country has changed its behavior, then india will have to consider many things. Perhaps in the coming two-three weeks we can talk and find a way out.
Let us tell you that the US has imposed the highest total tariff of 50 percent on India. Talks were going on between the two countries for the last 4 months on the trade deal, which failed. The big reason behind this is also India's refusal to compromise with the US in the matter of agriculture and dairy.
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