The US president imposed crippling 50% tariffs on Brazil, a 25% levy on Indian exports and a 15% tariff for South Korean exports, while warning Canada it would face trade repercussions for planning to recognize a Palestinian state.

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.