New Delhi: Regardless of India repeatedly dismissing claims of tariff impacts, American President Donald Trump and his administration haven’t backed down on their statements relating to the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Final week, the Trump administration additional escalated by defending the tariffs imposed in an American courtroom, stating that it was as a consequence of these tariffs that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan occurred, and limiting this energy might break the settlement. India has now explicitly rejected these arguments put forth by the Trump administration.
Addressing questions associated to claims made by the US authorities in a New York courtroom, Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesperson Randeep Jayaswal said in a press convention on Thursday that tariffs have been by no means talked about in discussions regarding the ceasefire. Jayaswal stated, “We wish to make clear our place on this subject as soon as once more. Discussions between India and the US befell from the start of Operation Sindoor on Might 7 till the ceasefire settlement with Pakistan on Might 10. The problem of tariffs was by no means raised in these discussions.”
Jayaswal additionally talked about that Overseas Minister S. Jaishankar has clarified that the settlement on the ceasefire with Pakistan was reached solely after direct talks on the DGMO degree between India and Pakistan.
Earlier than this, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had instructed the courtroom that Trump was utilizing tariffs to successfully deal with world points, which was important. The Trump administration argued in its submission, “Selections limiting the powers of tariffs will have an effect on each area the place financial assets are used strategically. For instance, struggle broke out simply 13 days in the past between two nuclear powers, India and Pakistan. A ceasefire between the 2 international locations was reached on Might 10, 2025. This struggle was solely halted after President Trump’s intervention. America had warned in opposition to doing enterprise on a big scale between each the international locations.”
Trump’s setback from the courtroom
The American courtroom has dismissed all of the claims of Trump. The courtroom on Thursday handed down a giant choice, stopping the broad imposition of tariffs by President Trump from affecting it. The courtroom has stated that the president has violated the bounds of his constitutional powers for implementing the tariffs. It’s value noting that some enterprise house owners in the US filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Trump administration because of this