Calling the partnership between India and the US a "no-brainer" to counter China, Nikki Haley said it would be a "massive mistake" on Washington's part to let the trade spat with New Delhi escalate into "an enduring rupture.

During his Friday speech, Modi also hinted India would continue its unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. The treaty, which India suspended after the April massacre, allows sharing of the Indus River that runs about 2,897 kilometers (1,800 miles) through South Asia and is a lifeline for both countries.

Rahul Gandhi, dressed in a black T-shirt as a mark of protest, accused the government of taking India “back to a time when rulers could dismiss anyone at will.” He warned that the bills could be misused to target political rivals and oust elected leaders unfairly.

(This was originally published in the India File newsletter, which is issued every Tuesday. Sign up <a href=" rel="" title=" to get the latest news from India and how it matters to the world.)

The White House's abrupt move to double duties on Indian goods over its Russian oil purchases came with little warning and no clear path forward.

Indian-origin Nikki Haley has urged both Indian PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump to engage in direct talks and nip the trade spat in the bud before it balloons into a rupture, and China takes advantage of it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed India's biggest tax reform in eight years to lower consumption levies on everyday goods and small cars from October, in a move seen as boosting his his image amid trade tension with Washington.

The Indian prime minister has said his country "is ready" to react to President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent levy on goods entering the U.S.

India would not accept any compromise when it comes to the interests of its farmers, cattle-rearers and fishermen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday as the country wrestles with steep tariffs imposed by the US following breakdown of trade talks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed India's biggest tax reform in eight years to lower consumption levies on everyday goods and small cars from October, in a move seen as boosting his image amid trade tensions with Washington.