Indian officials and experts are closely monitoring the US Supreme Court case, challenging American President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and are trying to make an assessment whether there will be an impact on the proposed India-US trade deal that is being negotiated.
During a hearing last week, Supreme Court justices expressed scepticism about Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on several countries around the world. Questions were also raised whether an emergency law gives Trump the power to set and change duties on imports. While according to the Constitution, Congress has the power to levy tariffs, but, in a first, the Trump

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