India and the United States may be 99% closer to signing the BTA, but a new proposal from Washington suggests that the trade story isn't quite finished yet. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday named India among countries that could face additional tariffs over concerns about preventing goods linked to forced labour from entering global supply chains.

The U.S. Trade Representative has included India as one of 54 nations that hasn't prohibited the trade of goods produced by forced labor. As a consequence, a new tariff scheme is…

India is among 54 economies that, according to the USTR, have failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on imports made with forced labour. | India News

NEW DELHI: In a widely anticipated move, the US Trade Representative Tuesday proposed 12.5% tariff on exports from 54 countries, including India and China, accusing them of…