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India has suspended plans to purchase new American weaponsand aircraft, reflecting growing dissatisfaction with US tariff policies underPresident Donald Trump, Reuters reported on Friday, citing Indian governmentofficials.
According to the officials, talks have been frozen overseveral major defense deals, including the acquisition of Stryker combatvehicles from General Dynamics, Javelin anti-tank missiles developed byRaytheon and Lockheed Martin, and six Boeing P-8I surveillance aircraft—dealscollectively worth around $3.6 billion.
One official predicted that defense procurements couldresume later if clarity is reached regarding tariffs and the direction ofbilateral relations, but “not at the pace previously expected.”
Reuters correspondents also reported that Indian DefenseMinister Rajnath Singh canceled a planned trip to Washington in the comingweeks, where he had been scheduled to announce the new arms agreements.
On August 6, Trump imposed additional 25% tariffs on Indianimports, citing New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil. With the newmeasures, the total tariffs on Indian exports to the US have risen to 50%—amongthe highest imposed on any American trade partner, including those stilltrading with Russia.
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