Speaking to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency, Kumar described the United States’ move to increase tariffs by 25 per cent raising duties to more than 50 per cent, as “unfair, unreasonable and unjustified”.

US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had used “aggressive economic leverage,” including secondary tariffs on India, in a bid to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump's punitive 50 per cent tariffs on imports from India were meant to get an "aggressive economic leverage" for forcing Russia to stop bombing Ukraine, according to American Vice President JD Vance.

Multiple postal services, including in India and around Europe, say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

( NewsNation) — Multiple European postal services and the Indian government announced they will suspend shipments to the United States, citing a lack of clarity when it comes to new import tariffs, which are expected to take effect this week. Espinoza joining us now.

Taiwan's national postal service, Chunghwa Post, suspended all mail operations to the United States after the Western nation ended its duty exemption for international postal items on 26 August 2025.