THURSDAY 31 JULY 2025 www.thestatesman.com Pages 16 |` 5.00 | LC X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 SINCE 1818 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR MANOJ JHA TEARS INTO CENTRE OVER OP SINDOOR RESPONSE P5 SENSEX 81,481.86 p143.91 WEATHER Generally cloudy sky with a few spells of Light to moderate rain/ thundershower very likely to occur. RAINFALL: 027.0 mm RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 100% Min. 92% TEMPERATURE Max: 28.5˚C (-4.0) SUN RISES 05:07 hrs MOON RISES 09:55 hrs Min: 25.7˚C (-0.9) SUN SETS 18:19 hrs MOON SETS 21:47 hrs Full Moon on 9 August THUMBNAILS Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi inspects a Guard of Honour during his 4day official visit to Japan, on Wednesday. nANI NISAR satellite lifts off successfully from Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched NISAR, a first-of-its-kind earth observation satellite jointly developed with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The satellite -- NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar -- lifted off at 5:40 pm aboard the GSLV-F16, India's heavy-lift Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. (Page 6) STARVED OF TRUTH ‘CONG GOVT TOOK NO ACTION DESPITE REPEATED ATTACKS’ P6 NIFTY 24,855.05 p33.95 P8 ` vs $ 87.72 The US President said India would face additional ‘penalty’ for its ties with Russia “ (India’s) Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country I n a setback for India on the trade front, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods starting 1 August. Announcing the move on Wednesday, Mr Trump cited India's ‘high trade barriers’ and continued energy and defence ties with Russia. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), in a strongly worded statement, Donald Trump said while India is a “friend”, it has imposed some of the “highest tariffs” on the United States and maintained “obnoxious” non-monetary trade barriers. “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and DONALD TRUMP obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country,” he wrote. Mr Trump also criticised India’s military and oil imports from Russia, citing Moscow's war on Ukraine. Along with the tariff, Mr Trump said, India would face an additional “penalty” for its relations with Russia and “massive trade deficit”. “Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE — ALL THINGS NOT GOOD!” “India will therefore be paying a tariff of 25%, plus a penalty for the above, starting on August first. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAGA!"” Mr Trump wrote. Mr Trump has earlier repeatedly labelled India a “trade abuser” with “obnoxious non-monetary trade barriers,” citing its high import duties on American products and lack of alignment with sanctions on Russia. Earlier in the day, before announcing the tariffs, when asked about the upcoming tariffs on India, Mr Trump had said: “Yeah, I think so. India is my friend. They ended the war with Pakistan at my request...The deal with India is not finalised. India has been a good friend, but India has charged basically more tariffs than almost any other country.” Notably in April, the Trump administration rolled out its “Liberation Day” tariff plan with a 10 per cent baseline tariff on most imports plus reciprocal tariffs for countries with large trade surpluses, including India. India responded by committing to tariff reductions on select US imports and seeking a bilateral trade agreement to avoid or scale back these levies. P16 SILVER `1,17,000 GOLD `1,01,890 Trump slaps India with 25 pc tariff STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 30 JULY NEW NO. 1 T20I BATTER BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 71.85 Taking steps to secure national interest: Govt after tariff blow NEW DELHI 30 JULY After US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports starting 1 August, India said it has taken note of the statement and will take all steps necessary to secure the national interest. Reacting to Mr Trump’s announcement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in a statement said: "The Government has taken note of a statement by the US President on bilateral trade. The Government is studying its implications." India and the USA have been engaged in negotiations on concluding a fair, balanced bilateral trade agreement over the last few months. "We remain committed to that objective," the statement said. “The Government attaches the utmost importance to protecting and promoting the welfare of our farmers, entrepreneurs, and MSMEs,” it said, adding that India will take all steps necessary to secure our national interest, as has been the case with other trade agreements including the recent Free Trade agreement with the UK. SNS SC reserves judgment on Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea, questions his conduct PARMOD KUMAR NEW DELHI, 30 JULY The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on Justice Varma’s plea seeking the quashing of the in-house committee’s report and the then Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s communication to the President and PM, recommending his removal over the recovery of a large sum of unaccounted cash from his then official residence in Delhi on 14 March, while observing that “Your (Justice Varma) conduct does not inspire confidence”. In the course of the hearing, which lasted over an hour, there were hints that the Supreme Court is unlikely to interfere in the matter as Parliament is already considering the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma, currently posted in Allahabad High Court, on a motion initiated by the Union government in the wake of the then CJI’s 8 May recommendation.