Published: 17:29, February 27, 2025
India assessing Trump threat for tariffs on steel, aluminium, official says
By Reuters
Workers load TMT bars into a truck at a factory in Mandi Gobindgarh, in the northern state of Punjab, India, Oct 19, 2024. (PHOTO / REUTERS)

NEW DELHI - India is studying US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on the country's steel and aluminium imports, mines secretary Kantha Rao said on Thursday.

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"We definitely have a cost advantage in production of steel and aluminium. We are studying... what can be done from our side (on tariffs)," Rao said.