A report in a German newspaper claimed that US President Donald Trump referred to as Prime Minister Narendra Modi not less than 4 occasions prior to now few weeks; nonetheless, the PM didn’t communicate with him. This comes as America is imposing 50% tariffs on Indian items, efficient August 27.
In the meantime, in keeping with ANI, the US Customs and Border Safety (CBP) has issued a draft discover on the implementation of extra duties on merchandise imported from India.
In line with the discover, the extra tariffs are being imposed to offer impact to the President’s Government Order 14329 of August 6, 2025.
Earlier, on July 30, US President Donald Trump introduced a further 25 p.c tariff on India, citing New Delhi’s continued oil commerce with Moscow as the important thing purpose.
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PM Modi Dodged Trump’s Calls?
Thorsten Benner, Co-Founder and Director of International Public Coverage Institute (GPPi), Berlin, shared the article of German newspaper ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine’, on his X deal with and wrote, “FAZ claims that Trump tried to name Modi 4 occasions in current weeks however that Modi refused the calls.”
Alternatively, Prime Minister Modi on Monday remained agency forward of the tariff imposition.
“Irrespective of how a lot strain comes, we are going to hold growing our energy to resist it. Right now, the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is getting numerous vitality from Gujarat and behind this are twenty years of laborious work,” PM Modi mentioned whereas talking at a public tackle in Ahmedabad on Monday.
India-China Ties
Amid tariff tensions with the US, PM Modi He can pay a go to to Tianjin, China, to take part within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, on the invitation of Chinese language President Xi Jinping, Secretary (West) within the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, Tanmay Lal knowledgeable on Tuesday. The Prime Minister is predicted to carry some bilateral conferences through the Summit’s sidelines.
As per ANI, earlier than this, Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi, who was on an official go to to India from August 18-19, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and handed over a message and an invite from President Xi Jinping for the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China.
PM Modi had expressed help for China’s Presidency of the SCO Summit and mentioned that he appeared ahead to assembly President Xi in Tianjin.
India-Pakistan Battle
Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on Could 7, concentrating on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), to avenge the barbaric Pahalgam terror assault.
Following this, Pakistan launched a swarm of drone and missile assaults on Indian territory. Either side got here to a ceasefire settlement on Could 10 after Pakistan’s Director Basic of Navy Operations (DGMO) contacted his Indian counterpart.
Nonetheless, Trump has repeatedly claimed that his intervention stopped a possible “nuclear warfare” between India and Pakistan. Throughout a bilateral assembly with the President of the Republic of Korea, the US President as soon as once more reiterated his declare.
“The warfare with India and Pakistan was the following degree that was going to be a nuclear warfare… They already shot down 7 jets – that was raging. I mentioned, ‘You need to commerce? We aren’t doing any commerce or something with you should you hold preventing, you’ve got obtained 24 hours to settle it’. They mentioned, ‘Properly, there is no extra warfare occurring.’ I used that on quite a few events. I used commerce and no matter I had to make use of…”
Trump’s new reference to “7 jets” comes weeks after Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh confirmed that India had taken down not less than 5 Pakistani fighter plane throughout Operation Sindoor, together with a big surveillance aircraft.
(with ANI inputs)