Trump hits India with 50% tariffs

特朗普对印度实施50%的关税

Global News Podcast

2025-08-27

30 分钟
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Steep tariffs have been imposed on India by the US, doubling an existing duty, as President Donald Trump seeks to punish India for buying Russian oil and weapons. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has called it economic coercion and is urging Indians to buy more locally produced goods. Also: there's a growing diplomatic row between Denmark and the US over reports of covert influence operations in Greenland; we have a report on how some people are exploiting emotions surrounding the Holocaust by creating fake images produced by AI to earn money; the role of peat in boosting a country's natural defences; and the successful launch of SpaceX's tenth test- we get a former NASA employee's view on Elon Musk's efforts to go to the Moon and ultimately Mars. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Ankur Desai and at 13 hours GMT on Wednesday the 27th of August, these are our main stories.

  • Donald Trump hits India with 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil.

  • There's a growing diplomatic row between Denmark and the US over reports of a covert operation in Greenland.

  • And Germany's cabinet puts forward plans for voluntary military service,

  • which could eventually pave the way for conscription.

  • Also in this podcast,

  • we have a report on how some people are exploiting emotions surrounding the Holocaust by creating fake images to earn money.

  • And...

  • SpaceX completes a successful test flight of the world's most powerful rocket,

  • which NASA hopes will return astronauts to the moon.

  • We start in South Asia,

  • where US tariffs of 50% on goods from India have come into effect as Donald Trump punishes the country

  • for continuing to buy Russian oil and weapons.

  • India, one of the US's strongest partners in the Indo-Pacific,

  • is amongst the countries being hit with the highest tariffs in the world.

  • The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has called it economic coercion.

  • and is urging Indians to buy more locally produced goods.

  • Vishwanshu Agarwal is the director of a textile manufacturer in Mumbai.

  • He said his company would be forced to look at new markets,