U.S to impose reciprocal tariffs against India, China from April 2: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump criticised the high tariffs charged by India and other countries including China, calling it ‘very unfair’ and announcing reciprocal tariffs will kick in from next month

U.S. President Donald Trump criticised the high tariffs charged by India and other countries including China, calling it "very unfair" and announcing reciprocal tariffs will kick in from next month.

In his address to a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress, the President said that the the reciprocal tariffs will commence April 2.

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"Other countries have used tariffs against us for decades and now it's our turn to start using them against those other countries. On average, the European Union, China, Brazil, India, - Mexico and Canada - Have you heard of them - and countless other nations charge us tremendously higher tariffs than we charge them. It's very unfair,” President Trump said on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) night.

President Trump's address to the Joint Session of the Congress on Tuesday was the first of his second term in the White House. On January 20, he was sworn-in as the 47th President of the U.S.

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"India charges us auto tariffs higher than 100%," he continued.