
India gets 18% US tariff deal — and a LOT of questions
Trump says the levy on Indian goods drops from a punitive 50 per cent to 18 per cent and an extra Russian oil penalty will be scrapped India confirms the new rate not the full package
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Exporters of agricultural products, fisheries, and seafood were relieved after the announcement of the trade deal between India and the United States,...

India-US trade deal (AI image)India-US trade deal: While the announcement of India-US trade deal brought a welcome relief rally in domestic stock markets and cheered exporters, a lot still remains unknown.

Trump says the levy on Indian goods drops from a punitive 50 per cent to 18 per cent and an extra Russian oil penalty will be scrapped India confirms the new rate not the full package

Why is the finalisation of India-US trade deal important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as the India-EU deal, Essential practices doctrine, and 16th Finance Commission have for both the Preliminary and Main exams?

NEW DELHI: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday hailed the India-US trade agreement as a "tremendous opportunity"for the country, calling it "the best deal" New Delhi has secured compared to its...

Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi (PTI image) Russia on Tuesday clarified that it has not received any official communication from India indicating that New Delhi plans to stop buying Russian oil, pushing back...

There are question marks over the winding down of Russian oil purchases, and more importantly, other imports by India that include defence equipment and spares. 6 min readFeb 3, 2026.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the tariff cut, he did not comment on US President Donald Trump's claim that India would stop buying oil from Russia. What did Trump say about Russia and Venezuelan oil in the India-US trade deal?



