Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs After Decades of ‘One-Sided’ Trade

Trump has criticized India’s reliance on Russian energy and defense imports, noting that the United States has sold ’very little' to the South Asian nation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump greet each other during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump said on Sept. 1 that India has offered to cut its tariffs on U.S. products to zero, describing the move as a long-overdue step to correct what he called decades of one-sided trade.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that India has long benefited from selling “massive amounts of goods” into the U.S. market while U.S. companies face barriers to entry into India.