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1 verified report published on August 6, 2025.
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Trump keeps trying to solve foreign-policy problems with tariff sledgehammers, and the result is often collateral damage to allies, markets, and his own credibility. On this day, the bill for that habit came due in public.
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Trump’s August 6 order added a 25% tariff on Indian imports tied to India’s direct or indirect purchases of Russian oil, stacking on an existing 25% duty for a combined 50% rate once the new measure takes effect on August 27, 2025.