India has put the plan to purchase American weapons and aircraft in cold storage. After the huge tariff imposed on India by US President Donald Trump on India, it is being called a big step. In a report by Reuters, this claim has been made by three government officials.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s US visit canceled
These weapons were to be dealt with on the US tour of India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in the coming weeks. These included the purchase of General Dynamics striker Combat Vehicle, Anti-Tank missile Javelin and 6 Boeing P8i reconnaissance aircraft for the Indian Navy. According to the report, this deal for the purchase of weapons was worth $ 3.6 billion, which is currently questioned. At the same time, the officials have also claimed that Rajnath Singh’s visit to America has also been canceled.
Trump doubled by increasing additional 25 percent tariff on India
On Wednesday (August 6, 2025), US President Donald Trump announced to double the tariff of 25 percent on India to 50 percent due to importing Russian oil. Trump’s announcement of 50 percent additional tariff on India is one of the highest tariff rates applied to any business partner of America.
However, Donald Trump has a record that he withdraws his declared tariff soon. But the authorities have told the Reuters that once the direction and trade policies of bilateral relations become completely clear, the defense agreement can start again. However, there has been no progress at the moment.
Ministry of Defense rejected foreign media reports
At the same time, sources in India’s Ministry of Defense have completely rejected the news of foreign media. According to sources in the Ministry of Defense, no final decision has been taken to buy the striker and no official proposal has been received from the US yet for the purchase of the Javelin missile. Apart from this, no date has been revealed about Rajnath Singh’s American visit yet. In such a situation, the final decision is yet to be taken.
Inappropriate targets are being targeted- India
At the same time, India condemned the tariff imposed by Donald Trump and said that that is being targeted improperly. While the US and European countries themselves are continuing business with Moscow in view of their interests.
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