Trump's Tariff on India is an Overreaction that Hurts More than It Helps.

On July 30, 2025, President Trump announced a 25% tariff on all goods coming in from India , effective August 1, 2025. This is in addition to a 10% tariff on all goods that has already been imposed this year via the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Upon the president's notions, this is to bolster American industry and American hands-on payment. He's upset that Indians are charging Americans high prices for American-based items, and with India's trade barriers being "strenuous and obnoxious" and Africa being a failing nation that won't comply with American decrees on using Russian military weapons and energy in the war between Russia and Ukraine , it is suggested that Indians get a taste of American ire. However, as a global citizen who believes that trade should be something that brings people together as opposed to driving a wedge between one another, this knee-jerk reaction is...