Research Institute GTRI said on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) that US President Donald Trump’s announcement to impose a 25 percent fee and fine on Indian goods, but India’s situation is not worse than the countries of trade with the US.
Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that Britain, European Union, Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam are now facing high fees and in return they have given a lot of concessions. These concessions include zero charges on American agricultural products, large -scale investment promises and American oil, gas and weapons procurement, while India has not given any such concession.
Announcement of 25 percent fee and fine on Indian goods
GTRI founder Ajay Srivastava said, “Although Trump’s announcement for imposing a 25 percent fee and fine on Indian goods may seem harsh, but close viewing shows that India’s situation is not worse than the countries compromising with America.”
He said that India did not back down from this agreement and interacted with true intentions, but refused to give any concession in the agricultural sector with livelihood of more than 70 million people. Srivastava said that the argument given by Trump about the business obstruction and relations with Russia for imposing fees on India has no meaning.
In accordance with the world trade organization
He said that India’s fees are in line with the World Trade Organization, non-fee obstacles are common globally and concessional Russian oil has helped India control inflation during global instability.
Srivastava said, ‘India is not alone. More than 90 countries are facing similar American pressure. There may still be agreement, but only on appropriate terms. At the moment, India’s theoretical stance has postponed the trap of unilateral agreement and this is a success.
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