India Put On Hold Defence Deal With US Amid Tariff Row? Govt Says… | India News
On Friday, the Indian government rejected media reports on the suspension of the defense with the United States in the middle of the tariff order.
According to the moment, defense officials announced that the news about India paused negotiations with the US on defense purchases.
“The Ministry of Defense officials,” various supply cases according to the current procedures are clarified. ”
Previously, Reuters reported that the new Delhi had withdrawn his plans to supply weapons and planes, referring to the three Indian officials. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to the United States in the coming weeks was canceled in a way that is expected to add an official announcement to some parts of the agreement.
India-US tariff order
On Wednesday, the White House imposes 25 percent more for tariffs for Indian goods and increased the total tax to 50 percent. According to the moment, the administration showed the national security and foreign policy concerns, which pointed out the new Delhi’s Russian oil imports.
The executive decision claimed that this imports offer a “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the United States directly or through intermediaries and justified emergency economic measures.
According to US officials, the first 25 percent tariff entered into force on 7 August. Additional tax will be enacted within 21 days and will be valid for all Indian goods entering the US ports except for exceptions for transit and some exempt categories.
On the other hand, following the directive of increasing tariffs, Trump excluded any trade negotiations with India until the dispute on tariffs was resolved.
On the other hand, the parliamentary Foreign Committee DEMS was warned that Trump’s actions were careful about the carefully developed US-India relationship, and he received criticism of tariff orders in India.
In an article on the X, the Foreign Committee DEMS, “RM Gregory Meeks: Trump’s latest Tariff Anger Vigil, faces the risk of careful work to create a stronger US-India partnership. We have deep strategic, economic and human-human ties. Concerns, concerns, should be mutually respected with our democratic values.”
While the United States continued to pressure India on trade relations with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he hoped to hold a presidential summit with Trump on an early date next week.
(with the inputs of the agencies)
