According to a report from India Today on October 9, 21 U.S. congressmen jointly wrote to the White House, urging Trump to take immediate measures to repair U.S.-India relations and cancel the additional tariffs imposed on India. It is reported that U.S. Congress members Deborah Ross and Ro Khanna led the lawmakers in writing to the White House, emphasizing the importance of India to the United States from two aspects: Economic value, the lawmakers emphasized that recent U.S. tariffs on Indian goods have reached as high as 50%, which is damaging the interests of Indian manufacturers and American consumers, and disrupting the supply chains of U.S. companies. For example, U.S. manufacturers rely on exports to India in fields such as semiconductors, healthcare, and energy. Strategic value, the lawmakers pointed out that India has become an "indispensable partner" for the U.S. in dealing with China, and is an important stabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific region, with its importance increasingly growing. However, Trump's actions may lead India to move closer to China and Russia.
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