Steep tariffs on goods from India take effect
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🗓️ 27 August 2025
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The U.S. imposed tariffs of up to 50% on India on Wednesday, threatening to raise tensions with a major trading partner and destabilize global markets. NPR's Diaa Hadid explains.
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| 0:00.0 | Support for NPR and the following message come from the Walton Family Foundation, |
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| 0:12.0 | More information is at walton family foundation.org. |
| 0:16.5 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:20.4 | This is a stunning unraveling of decades of bipartisan policy towards India. |
| 0:27.8 | Tariffs could raise tensions with a major trading partner. |
| 0:41.4 | It's Wednesday, August 27th, and this is here and now anytime. |
| 0:46.6 | From NPR and WBUR Boston, I'm Ashley Locke in for Chris Bentley. |
| 0:56.6 | Today on the show, ever-changing tariff policies are making it difficult for a manufacturer in Ohio to plan for the future. |
| 1:01.3 | And do you arrive at work on time, but then tend to leave early? |
| 1:03.1 | If so, you're not alone. |
| 1:10.0 | It's become a little bit more acceptable to say, you know, I got to leave in the 4 o'clock hour today to go pick up the kids from summer camp or daycare. |
| 1:12.5 | But be wary about walking into the office at 10 o'clock in the morning. |
| 1:14.9 | But first, the Trump administration's new 50% tariffs are now in effect for nearly all goods |
| 1:21.9 | from India. President Trump doubled the 25% tariff he originally imposed to punish India for buying Russian oil, |
| 1:30.0 | which helps Russia finance its war in Ukraine. |
| 1:33.3 | India's government says the tariffs will affect close to $50 billion in imports to the U.S., |
| 1:39.2 | things like textiles, leather goods, and food. |
| 1:42.8 | The White House has exempted smartphones and pharmaceuticals |
| 1:46.5 | from these higher tariffs. Robin Young asks NPR's Dia Hadid about the reaction in India. |
| 1:53.5 | Politically, there's been defiance. India is not a country that likes to be told what to do. |
| 1:58.9 | It sees itself in its own way as a rising global power. |
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