The President of the United States Donald Trump claimed that India had offered him “no tariffs” after the US had doubled the obligations of importing from the country, PTI reported. Donald Trump spoke about the radio show Scott Jennings 2. September added that “India would kill us” with tariffs.
This comes in the middle of the escalation of economic tension between India and the US over the policy of Trump’s administration on trade and tariff.
Trump claims, “I understood tariffs better than any human being in the world”
“They have tariffs against us. China that kills us tariffs. India kills us tariffs. Brazil will kill us,” Donald Trump said in an interview, claiming that tariffs understand “better” than anyone else.
“I understood the tariffs better than any human being in the world. And now with my tariffs everyone dropped them. India was the most highly valuable nation … And you know what, no tariffs offered me anymore in India.”
“If I had no tariffs, they would never make this offer. They would never make this offer. So you have to have tariffs. We’ll be economically strong,” he said.
India “won’t use us”, says Donald Trump
The solution of the US Federal Court of Appeal a decision that most of the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on foreign countries is illegal, he said that the court case is sponsored by other nations because they use us and add “… no longer use”.
India was slapped by some of Donald Trump’s highest tariffs, 25 % stored in April 2025 to 50 percent 27. August – when he accused the country of supporting Russia in his invasion of Ukraine.
Another 25 % obligation was imposed on India as a “punishment” for purchases of Russian oil.
India called the tariffs stored by the US “unfounded and disproportionate”.
The new Delhi said that, like any main economy, it will require all necessary measures to protect their national interests and economic security.
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