Financial Associated Press, August 26th,Trump isThe administration outlined plans to impose 50 percent tariffs on Indian products in a draft announcement released on Monday, the latest signal that the White House plans to move forward with higher tariffs.

The United States is about to impose a 50% tariff on Indian products, pictured here is Trump (data map)

A notice issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that the increased tariffs will target Indian products that "enter the consumer market or are extracted from warehouses on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 27, 2025." U.S. President Trump announced earlier this month that he plans to double tariffs on Indian purchases of Russian oil from 25% to 50%. The Indian government condemns the unfairness of so-called secondary tariffs, while hoping for a breakthrough in peace talks to eliminate the need for tariffs.

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Indian Foreign Minister made a tough statement: Trade negotiations are still in progress and we have some clear "red lines"

On August 23, local time, Indian Foreign Minister Sujarsen once again responded with tough words to the United States 'imposition of tariffs on Indian goods at a forum organized by India's Economic Times, saying that trade negotiations between India and the United States are still continuing, but there are clear "red lines" in the negotiations, and India will always make decisions based on national interests.

¡°Negotiations are still ongoing, but most importantly, we have some red lines,¡± Sujetin stressed, adding that the interests of farmers and small producers are the bottom line of the Indo-American negotiations, ¡°we are committed to defending the interests of our farmers and small producers, and we are very firm about it, which is not something we can compromise.¡±

According to the Economic Times, Sujetin¡¯s remarks demonstrate India¡¯s determination to maintain domestic interests while engaging with global partners.

Trade talks between India and the US broke down earlier this year after India did not agree to open up its huge agricultural and dairy markets, raising tensions after the US imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on Indian goods over purchases of Russian oil, Reuters reported.

25 percent of the 50 percent tariffs imposed by the United States on India have already come into effect, with the rest expected to be implemented on August 27. Capital Economics analysts warned on August 22 that if tariffs are fully implemented, India¡¯s economic growth rate will drop by 0.8 percentage points this year and next, respectively, ¡°the long-term harm may be greater because high tariffs could weaken India¡¯s attractiveness as a global new manufacturing center.¡±

However, the plan of the U.S. trade negotiation delegation to visit India from 25th to 29th has also been cancelled, and the prospect of negotiations has suddenly dimmed. The hope of the U.S. lowering or postponing the imposition of tariffs on India has become increasingly slim.

Regarding the main disagreement of the United States criticizing India for buying Russian oil and reselling finished products for profit, Jaishankar said when he visited Russia from 20th to 21st that the United States imposed an additional 25% tariff on India, which made him feel "very confused" because At first, "it was the Americans who asked India to do everything it can to stabilize the global energy market, such as buying Russian oil."

The picture shows Indian Foreign Minister Su Jiesheng (video screenshot)

On the 23rd, Sujetin again criticized the tariff as "unfair and unreasonable," saying it was mistakenly "packaged into a oil issue" because the same argument was not used in Europe, the largest Russian LNG import region.

He pointed out that the West's position on this issue is "inconsistent". In terms of trade scale, the scale of Russia-EU trade far exceeds that of India and Russia. "Some people say that we are financing the conflict between Russia and Ukraine... The scale of Russia-EU trade is larger, isn't it that Europe invests more?"

Jaishankar also sarcastically said: "It's interesting that a U.S. government that claims to be pro-business accuses others of doing business. If you think there is something wrong with buying our oil or refined oil, then don't buy it. No one forces you to buy it. But Europe buys it, and the United States buys it. So if you don't like it, don't buy it from us."

Speaking about India-Pakistan relations, Sujetin reiterated India¡¯s position, ¡°Since the 1970s, there has been a consensus within India for more than 50 years: we do not accept any mediation in India-Pakistan relations.¡±

"Whether it's trade, farmers' interests, or our strategic autonomy and opposition to mediation, the Indian government's attitude is very clear," Mr. Jaishankar stressed. "If anyone disagrees, tell the Indian people: you are not prepared to defend farmers' interests, you do not value strategic autonomy. But we will defend it and take all measures to ensure it."

Following the outbreak of the conflict in India and Pakistan in May this year, Trump announced that under U.S. mediation, India and Pakistan had agreed to a ¡°comprehensive immediate ceasefire.¡± While Pakistan thanked Trump for helping to end the conflict, India only acknowledged that the U.S. played a role in mediation, insisting that India itself ended the conflict by negotiating directly with Pakistan.

¡°We¡¯ve never seen a U.S. president deal with foreign affairs in such an open manner,¡± said Sujetin, who said Trump¡¯s behavior differs from traditional patterns, whether it be dealing with foreign affairs or domestic affairs.

For the Indian-American bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation under Trump's rule, Sujetin stressed that India will not be forced to make a second choice between different groups, but to adapt to the nature of the environment and challenges, "if a relationship requires a different treatment, it should be adjusted accordingly", "Quarter-Party Security Dialogue" (QUAD) is "Quarter-Party Security Dialogue", BRICS countries are BRICS countries, "nations like us, should not be forced to make a dual choice."

Sujetin visited Russia on 20-21 and met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on topics such as bilateral trade, economic cooperation and international affairs.

The picture shows a screenshot of foreign media reports

Liu Zongyi, director and researcher of the South Asia Research Center of the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies, previously analyzed the Observer Network that in the past few decades, the Indian economy has been most affected by two factors: one is the monsoon, if the monsoon rainfall is abnormal and the agricultural harvest is poor, India's domestic inflation is inevitable; the other is energy and oil, the international oil price rises, domestic prices soar, and the economy will be seriously affected. India has not yet gotten rid of this situation.

Liu Zongyi pointed out that in the past few years, Indians have been boasting that their economy is good, but in fact, India's higher economic growth rate in 2021 and 2022 is due to the rebound of the epidemic, coupled with cheap oil trade with Russia, and Modi The government has adopted deficit finance to invest heavily in infrastructure construction, which has made the economic data in recent years more eye-catching.

Therefore, in this case, Liu Shui believes that the Modi administration is difficult to make concessions to the United States on agriculture and energy issues, and is not willing to compromise completely.