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India’s Textile Sector Reels as US Imposes 50% Tariffs

Some apparel and textile manufacturers have already halted production due to ‘worsening cost competitiveness.’
The US president has significantly increased US tariffs on goods from much of the world since reentering the White House in January, straining relations with economies of allies and rivals and fuelling fears of higher inflation.
The US president has significantly increased US tariffs on goods from much of the world since reentering the White House in January, straining relations with economies of allies and rivals and fuelling fears of higher inflation. (Getty Images)

Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on most US imports from India, making good on a threat to punish one of the world’s largest economies over its purchases of discounted Russian oil.

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