Trump says he will lower tariffs on India to 18%

By Diaa Hadid

Published February 3, 2026 at 6:43 AM EST

President Trump says that he has agreed to a trade deal with India --- which will lower tariffs on the country to 18%.

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Diaa Hadid

Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.

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