‘One-sided relationship’: Trump repeats tariff charge on India; cites Harley Davidson
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his charge against India over tariffs, pointing to Harley Davidson as an example of what he called unfair trade. He said New Delhi imposed ‘tremendous tariffs, about the highest in the world’ while the US allowed Indian goods into its market without similar barriers.”He said New Delhi had imposed “tremendous tariffs, about the highest in the world” on US goods, while American markets were open to Indian products. “They would send in massive, you know, everything they made, they’d send it in, pour it into our country. Therefore it wouldn’t be made here, which is a negative. But we would not send in anything because they were charging us 100% tariffs,” he said, citing Harley Davidson as an example.The Trump administration has imposed reciprocal tariffs of 25 per cent on Indian goods and an additional 25 per cent levy on oil imports linked to Russia, pushing overall duties to 50 per cent, among the highest in the world.However, the two countries are actively discussing a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), with commerce minister Piyush Goyal expressing hope for its conclusion by November. Speaking at the Annual Global Investor Conference 2025 in Mumbai, he acknowledged that “a little bit of geopolitical” issues have delayed progress. These include tensions following the US’s imposition of 50% tariffs on Indian goods, amid accusations related to India’s crude imports from Russia.
