India’s government is evaluating options ranging from a trade deal, cutting tariffs and importing more goods from the US if US President Donald Trump follows through with threatened trade action.

The US’s economic partners are racing to sustain trade volumes in a Donald Trump era by closing new bilateral deals and rerouting supply chains to cope with increased US protectionism. Policymakers and trade experts say countries are turning to a tactic deployed during the US president’s first term in office,

Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on countries like China, India, and Brazil, accusing them of harming the US with high tariffs. Advocating for domestic production, he urged companies to build plants in the US and vowed support for key industries like steel,