PM Modi and Trump
India has seen the whole world of US President Donald Trump. 50 percent tariff on India is one of the highest tariffs on any country in the world. The special thing is that 25 percent tariff has been implemented and 25 percent tariff will be applicable from August 28. The chances of which are not visible at all. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has also made it clear that we are ready to pay any price for the farmers of the country. Now India has started new planning to fail Trump’s tariff. India is busy doing such planning with 50 countries, so that the impact of Trump’s tariff is completely eliminated. Let us also tell you which 50 countries are and what kind of planning is being done.
Focus on Africa and Middle East
The government is working on many measures to speed up the country’s exports. This includes focusing on 50 countries in West Asia or simply say that Gulf country and areas like Africa. These steps are being taken amidst the heavy duty imposed on America’s Indian goods. On Monday, an official said that about 90 percent of the total exports of India goes to the 50 countries on which the government is focusing. The official said that the Ministry of Commerce is working on four measures including export diversification, import replacement and increasing competitive capacity of export sector. The official said that detailed analysis is going on on these columns. The ministry is working closely on each product.
Deal with Europe and UK
On the other hand, India has recently done a free trade deal with the UK. Due to which the export of India can be greatly boosted. According to the report, the FTA between the UK and India can increase the trade between the two countries up to $ 120 billion. On the other hand, the Bharat trade deal with Europe is almost complete. According to the report, EFTA Group, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, has received a 100 billion of US dollars invested in 15 years. This deal is expected to be implemented from October. This means that the loss of India from America can be fulfilled by a possible trade deal with 50 countries of the world apart from UK and Europe.
Earlier 20 countries had focus
The Ministry of Commerce was already focusing on 20 countries and now 30 more countries have been included in this strategy. India’s exports remained stable at US $ 35.14 billion in June amid global economic uncertainties. While the trade deficit decreased during the month of US $ 18.78 billion. Exports increased by 1.92 percent to US $ 112.17 billion during April-June 2025-26, while imports rose 4.24 percent to US $ 179.44 billion.