India's new ban on imports made with forced labour helped lower a proposed US tariff on its exports to 10% from 12.5%, but the Global Trade Research Initiative says Washington has offered no evidence against India. It argues the move is mainly aimed at keeping US tariff barriers in place, not addressing forced-labour concerns.

The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new tariffs of 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies, including India, saying the move aims to push trading…

US slaps 10 per cent tariffs on goods imported from India on issue forced labour