Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has postponed his visit to the U.S., which was originally scheduled for the last week of August.
According to sources, the visit has been deferred — not cancelled, as earlier reported — and is likely to take place within the next couple of months.
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The development comes against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to refuse trade talks with India until the tariff issue is resolved, alongside the imposition of 50% import tariffs on Indian goods. Mr. Trump had increased the tariff – originally 25% – to 50%, citing India’s imports of crude oil from Russia, which is facing sanctions over its war with Ukraine.
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