WASHINGTON (August 27, 2025)- 50% tariffs on goods imported from India took effect today. The doubled tax from 25% to 50% on goods was a punishment by President Trump for India purchasing Russian oil.
The levy is expected to impact many importers and potentially damage America’s economic relationship with India.
Experts at the George Washington University are available to discuss U.S. and India relations and trade. If you wish to speak with an expert, please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
gwu [dot] edu (shannon[dot]mitchell[at]gwu[dot]edu).
U.S.-India Relations
Alyssa Ayres, Dean of the GW Elliott School of International Affairs and a professor of history and international affairs, is a foreign policy practitioner and award-winning author with senior experience in the government, nonprofit, and private sectors. From 2010 to 2013 Ayres served as deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia. During her tenure at the State Department in the Barack Obama administration, she covered all issues across a dynamic region of 1.3 billion people at the time (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and provided policy direction for four U.S. embassies and four consulates. Her work focuses primarily on India’s role in the world and on U.S. relations with South Asia in the larger Indo-Pacific.
Deepa Ollapally, research professor of International Affairs; the Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies; and the Director, Rising Powers Initiative is an expert on India-China Relations, International Relations of South Asia, Indo-Pacific Regional security; and identity and foreign policy of rising powers. Professor Ollapally has held numerous senior positions in world policy roles.
Trade and Tariffs
Rodney Lake, teaching instructor and director of the GW Investment Institute. He is a subject-matter expert on the stock market, equity investing, and the broader forces shaping capital markets, including interest rates, employment data, tariffs, global trade policy, and the latest trends in technology and AI affecting publicly traded companies. Professor Lake can speak to the potential economic and market impact of the tariff expiration.
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