The USTR proposes a 12.5% unilateral tariff on India and 53 other economies for failing to block forced labor imports. This strategic move threatens India’s export competitiveness and drastically complicates the ongoing India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) negotiations.
Click to View MoreThe US launched a Section 301 investigation against India, claiming schemes like PLI create excess capacity harming US industries. Bypassing the WTO, it threatens Make in India through possible tariffs. India must respond via diplomacy, WTO action, trade diversification, and stronger domestic manufacturing.
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