U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to finish tariffs in opposition to India

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congresswoman Deborah Ross on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) led a bunch of 19 Congress members in urging President Donald Trump to take quick steps to restore America’s strained relationship with India and to reverse his administration’s dangerous tariff insurance policies. 

In a letter signed by 19 Congress members, they warned that the President’s current tariff hikes, which raised duties on Indian items to 50%, have undermined relations with India and damage each American shoppers and producers. 

“We write as Members of Congress representing districts with giant, vibrant Indian-American communities that preserve robust familial, cultural, and financial ties to India. Recent actions by your administration have strained relations with the world’s largest democracy, creating damaging penalties for each international locations. “We urge you to take quick steps to reset and restore this essential partnership,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter addressed to Mr. Trump.

The members additionally stated that the U.S.-India buying and selling relationship helps tons of of hundreds of jobs in each international locations. “These tariffs will push India to construct nearer relations with China and Russia,” the letter stated. “The United States and India share democratic traditions that set us other than our authoritarian opponents. Our partnership demonstrates to the world that free and open societies can prosper by way of cooperation and mutual respect.”

The members famous that the event is especially regarding in gentle of India’s rising significance as a stabilizing pressure within the Indo-Pacific by way of its participation in The Quad (with the U.S., Australia, and Japan) and its indispensable position as a counterweight to China’s rising assertiveness.

The group included different Indian-Americans, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Suhas Subramanyam, Pramila Jayapal, Shri Thanedar, amongst others.

The members urged Mr. Trump to take acceptable steps to revive the connection between India and the U.S., starting with a evaluation of tariff coverage.

Mr. Trump has imposed 50% tariff on imports from India.

Other lawmakers within the U.S. have voiced related issues. In a letter final month, three lawmakers accused Mr. Trump of weakening America’s nationwide safety by driving India towards Russia and China.