India, Trump and tariffs
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President Trump on Thursday claimed India has offered to drop tariffs on US goods as part of a potential trade deal. Speaking at a business event in Qatar, he claimed India is "willing to literally charge us no tariff.
President Donald Trump said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook he does not want the iPhone maker to expand manufacturing in India, asking Cook to increase production in the U.S. instead, following reports Apple was looking to shift production of U.
The iPhone maker is diversifying production to India amid tensions between the U.S. and China — but the U.S. president wants it to move stateside.
Donald Trump has hit out at Apple’s plans to produce more iPhones in India as a way of avoiding US tariffs on Chinese-made goods, as he continues to push the tech group to manufacture its best-selling device in America.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday here nothing is decided hours after US President Donald Trump said in Qatar India has offered a trade deal with “literally zero tariffs.” Calling India’s trade talks with the US complicated,
Delhi’s WTO complaint on US steel and aluminium tariffs highlights India’s aim to protect its trade interests without direct retaliation, observers said.
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The document states that India’s move involves suspending certain concessions and increasing tariffs on selected US products.