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Regional Blocs Rising Against US Tariffs

The New Indian Express

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August 03, 2025

The White House has just announced a new global trade regime, effective August 7.

- GURBIR SINGH

It impacts every nation. What we are seeing unfold is not just a change in policy; it is a new global order being written by the United States. Once the lead advocate of globalization, the Trump regime is now pivoting away from free trade to a new era of protectionism.

These Make-America-Great-Again (MAGA) changes will no doubt bring short-term gains for some U.S. business interests; but, long-term, they spell the erosion of U.S. hegemony.

What has been announced is the universal tariff of 10% that will remain for countries with which the U.S. has a trade surplus. For 40 nations with which the U.S. has a trade deficit—countries like India, to which the U.S. exports less than it imports—face a base rate of 15%. Where there are no deals, rates vary from 39% for Switzerland and 35% for Canada, to a readjusted 20% for Bangladesh and 19% for Indonesia.

At home in India, we were lulled into believing an interim deal was around the corner. Those who understood Donald Trump's brinkmanship and his disdain for both friend and foe, saw it coming. For Trump, there are no half measures. After mocking India as a "dead economy," the U.S. President announced a 25% tariff. In addition, he threatened a barrage of unspecified penalties if India continued to buy oil and arms from Russia.

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