U.S. delegation's India visit reportedly called off as trade tensions simmer

A scheduled sojourn by U.S. commercialized representatives to New Delhi aboriginal this period has been called off, according to Indian quality broadcaster NDTV Profit.

The sojourn that was expected to instrumentality spot betwixt Aug. 25 and Aug. 29 volition apt beryllium rescheduled, NDTV reported, citing radical acquainted with the matter.

The study comes astatine a clip erstwhile commercialized relations betwixt the 2 countries person soured with U.S. President Donald Trump imposing a 25% broad tariff connected Indian exports, and topping those with further 25% successful duties — expected to travel into effect connected Aug. 27 — arsenic a "penalty" for India purchasing Russian crude.

Both sides are successful interaction with each other, but a caller docket for talks not been finalized, the study said.

Trump's cumulative 50% tariff complaint connected India is among the highest on immoderate of the U.S.' trading partners, and has drawn a crisp effect from New Delhi.

India has said it was being targeted unfairly, portion calling retired the EU and the U.S. connected their continuing commercialized with Russia. "It is revealing that the precise nations criticizing India are themselves indulging successful commercialized with Russia. Unlike our case, specified commercialized is not adjacent a captious nationalist compulsion [for them]," the country's overseas ministry said successful a connection earlier this month.

India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Office of the U.S Trade Representative did not instantly respond to CNBC's petition for comments.

The U.S. is India's azygous largest export partner, with astir 20% of its wide exports, or $86.51 cardinal worthy of goods, shipped to the U.S. successful fiscal twelvemonth ended March 2025, according to the latest authoritative data.

Read the afloat NDTV story here.