India wants to move quickly on a trade deal with the United States, a government official said on Thursday, after President Donald Trump's decision to pause reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries,

India’s strategy to counter the US’s damaging tariffs is to finalize a trade agreement with President Donald Trump’s government, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said.

Sanjay Nayar, India trade body ASSOCHAM's President, calls for India Inc to up the game on tech, R&D and skilling to counter the contagion from tariffs. He adds that it would be 'foolish' to think tariffs will not materially affect India.

Apple exported more than $17 billion of iPhones from India last year, a rapid expansion that is set to help the company offset new tariffs announced by the Trump administration. The company’s shares h

iPhone assembly is currently done in mainland China by companies such as Taiwan’s Foxconn and Pegatron and to a lesser extent in India, where Tata is building capacity as an Apple supplier. It is the final step in a vast chain of Apple suppliers, most of which are currently based in Asia.

Apple is reportedly looking to source more iPhones from India as a way to bypass President Donald Trump’s new tariffs.