US President Donald Trump's punitive 50 per cent tariff on imports from India could pose a serious challenge to New Delhi's self-reliance ambitions under the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission.

President Trump has announced new import tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25% duty, effective August 1, citing trade deficits and India's purchases from Russia. This move impacts the $186 billion India-US trade relationship,

Brazil was not the only country targeted for political reasons. India faces a comparable rate for buying Russian oil. Mr Trump warned Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, that recognising a Palestinian state would make trade negotiations “very hard”.