The president's trade move comes before his Aug. 1 deadline for higher reciprocal tariffs on goods from nearly 180 countries across the world.

India has changed basically more tariffs than almost any other country, "but now I am in charge, and you just can't do that," the US President stressed

Trump criticised India’s trade barriers, linking its Russian oil purchases to a potential additional tariff due to the Ukraine war.

Country has one of the strictest trade barriers, he posts on social media