India’s proposal of a “zero tariff deal” to the United States, offering to eliminate taxes on American goods, was swiftly rejected by US President Donald Trump, who called the move “too late” to fix what he described as a “one-sided” trade relationship. Trump argued that India should have lowered tariffs years ago, as the delay has hurt US businesses. His remarks came while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China. The development highlights ongoing tensions in US-India trade ties, with Washington criticizing India’s high tariffs on American products and New Delhi defending them as protection for local industries.