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India hit with 50% tariff for oil trade

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NEW DELHI -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday followed through on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on nearly all goods arriving from India, leveling one of his most punitive tariffs at a country with deep ties to the United States.

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  1. FOX Business

    Trump imposes additional 25% tariffs on India tied to Russian oil purchases (opens FOX Business)

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    US-India trade tensions escalate as Trump administration retaliates against New Delhi's Russian oil purchases with increased tariffs up to 50%.

  2. The American Conservative

    Trump Hits India With 50 Percent Tariff (opens The American Conservative)

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    State of the Union: Trump intends to make India pay for its refusal to stop buying Russian oil.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariff, among the highest the US charges (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made good on his threat to double tariffs on imports from India to 50%, a move that could endanger relations with one of America’s most important trading partners and send consumer prices higher.

  4. The New Republic

    Trump’s Tariffs Could Damage a Key Alliance—and Spike Your Drug Costs (opens The New Republic)

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    His new, whopping 50 percent tariff on India could dramatically jack up generic drug prices, push India toward Russia, and a lot more.

  5. CBS News

    India braces for export shock as Trump (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump initially imposed a 25% tariff on Indian goods, but raised it an additional 25% due to the South Asian nation's purchases of Russian oil.

  6. The Hill

    Steep US tariffs take effect on India over Russia oil (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump’s steep tariffs on India as a penalty for buying Russian oil took effect on Wednesday, bringing the import tax imposed on the trading partner to 50 percent. Trump said he would hit India with a 25 percent penalty for the oil purchases that he argued are helping fuel Moscow’s war effo…

  7. ABC 12 Flint

    Trump makes good on threat to impose 50% tariffs on India imports (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    President Donald Trump made good on his threat to double tariffs on imports from India to 50%, a move that could endanger relations with one of America

  8. Fortune

    Former Indian trade official sees 50% Trump tariff as 'strategic shock that threatens to wipe out India’s long-established presence in the U.S.' (opens Fortune)

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    The Indian government estimates the tariffs will impact $48.2 billion worth of exports.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Trump's 50% tariffs on India take effect – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    India has held firm in the face of US pressure over buying oil from Russia. Now, exporters in India are bracing for a sharp dip in US orders as some products see duties as high as 50%.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump’s 50% tariffs on India come into force as president puts pressure on country over buying Russian oil – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    Indian commerce ministry official says exporters will be encouraged to diversify to markets such as China and the Middle East

  11. NBC Los Angeles

    Live updates: Trump's 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil take effect (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Trump had initially announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods, but doubled it earlier this month as punishment for India buying Russian oil.

  12. NBC News

    Trump's 50% tariffs on India take effect and remembering Hurricane Katrina 20 years on: Morning Rundown (opens NBC News)

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    Trump hits India with 50% tariffs.

  13. NBC News

    Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump's promised 50% tariffs on India took effect on Wednesday, as the U.S. risks blowing up a relationship considered crucial in its effort to counter the rise of China

  14. Breitbart News

    Trump's 50% Tariff Punishing India For Buying Russian Oil Now Active (opens Breitbart News)

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    The tariff rate on India doubled overnight in a bid to discourage the country from continuing to buy cheap Russian oil.

  15. Foreign Policy

    As Trump’s Higher India Tariffs Go Into Effect, Oil Markets Shrug (opens Foreign Policy)

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    The duties are ostensibly aimed at Moscow, but they hit New Delhi hardest.

  16. Al Jazeera

    US hikes India tariffs to 50 percent over Russian oil purchases (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Washington’s move to double tariffs on many Indian goods poses a huge risk to India’s biggest export market.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Trump’s India tariffs take effect: Which sector will be hit, what’s exempt? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A 50 percent tariff on India that will impact trade worth billions of dollars and risk US-India ties comes into effect.

  18. WMUR

    President Trump doubles tariffs on Indian imports, impacting businesses and consumers (opens WMUR)

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    The U.S. has increased tariffs on Indian imports to 50%, affecting various sectors while exempting electronics and pharmaceuticals.

  19. The Oregonian

    Trump’s steep tariffs on products from India take effect (opens The Oregonian)

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    President Donald Trump initially announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods, but then imposed an additional 25% tariff due to India’s purchases of Russian oil.

  20. The Guardian

    How hard will Trump’s 50% tariff hit India, and what is Delhi doing about it? (opens The Guardian)

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    Likened to a ‘trade embargo’ and an ‘earthquake’, it could cut exports from affected sectors by as much as 70%

  21. NPR

    U.S. tariffs take effect on India, threatening $48.2B in exports (opens NPR)

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    Earlier this month President Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on India due its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs to 50%.

  22. Digital Journal

    US tariffs on Indian goods double to 50% over Russian oil purchases (opens Digital Journal)

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    US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for

  23. The Guardian

    Trump imposes 50% tariff on India as punishment for buying Russian oil (opens The Guardian)

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    US president has argued New Delhi indirectly helping fund Ukraine war as experts say move is ‘own goal’ against ally

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    India hit with 50% tariff for oil trade (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    NEW DELHI -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday followed through on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on nearly all goods arriving from India, leveling one of his most punitive tariffs at a country with deep ties to the United States.

  25. Anchorage Daily News

    India braces for impact as 50% U.S. tariffs come into effect (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    President Donald Trump sought to punish India over its purchase of Russian oil, a move that has upended the two countries’ once-warm diplomatic and trade ties.

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