Bloomberg reported on India's refusal to respond to the increase in US duties

India and the United States maintain open unofficial communication channels, and New Delhi has no immediate plans to retaliate against the 50% tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on August 29, citing a source in the Indian Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Despite the fact that negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement have been postponed, the two countries continue to communicate on other important issues, including defense and foreign policy, the agency's source added.

"According to the official, a trade agreement between the two countries cannot be signed until mutual duties and secondary duties on purchases of Russian oil are abolished," the article says.

The sixth round of talks scheduled for August 25-29 in New Delhi was postponed by the decision of the American side.

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On August 6, Trump signed a decree imposing an additional 25% duty on imports from India starting on August 27. Thus, the duties doubled to 50%. The White House clarified that this measure was introduced in connection with India's "direct or indirect" imports of Russian oil.

The chairman of the opposition Indian National Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, said on the same day that the US imposition of trade duties on imports of Indian goods was economic blackmail.

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