US–India Trade War 2025–2026: Modi–Trump Tariff Deal, Supreme Court Ruling & Impact on Indian Exports
Modi & Trump Trade Summit: How 2025 Became a Turning Point – And What 2026 Really Means for India-US Trade... By the next level | Fact-checked & updated as of February 2026 When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump met in early 2025 for trade negotiations, no one could have foreseen the turmoil that would follow in the next 18 months. What began as a contentious tariff dispute quickly spiraled into lawsuits, policy reversals, and an entirely new interim trade agreement – all of which are now changing the face of trade between the two largest democracies in the world. This blog post will help to clarify the complex policy decisions, economic effects, political fallout, and current trade negotiations that are now influencing India-US trade. All of the information presented in this blog post is based on factual reporting from the world’s top news sources. 1) Background – From Friction to Tariffs (2025) The early trade dispute In mid-2025, the relationship b...