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This Article is From Mar 10, 2018

"Unfortunate": India On Donald Trump's Tariff Threat

The US recently imposed hefty tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, citing national security concerns and the need to protect American industries.

"Unfortunate": India On Donald Trump's Tariff Threat
Donald Trump said US industries had to be protected from "unfair" business practices. (File)
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday termed the US administration's decision to hike tariff on certain steel and aluminium products as an "unfortunate development".

"We are committed to free trade. We have taken note of it... It is an unfortunate development," Mr Prabhu said about the US decision.

"We will take up this issue bilaterally with all the countries," he said in Delhi. 

The US recently imposed hefty tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, citing national security concerns and the need to protect American industries from "unfair" business practices, triggering fears of a global trade war.

US President Donald Trump signed two proclamations that levied a 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico.

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