Trump tariffs fail to dent India's export dependence on US; share stays near 20%

India’s dependence on the US as its biggest export market has remained largely unchanged despite President Donald Trump’s tariff measures and New Delhi’s efforts to diversify trade, according to an analysis of commerce ministry data.The US accounted for around 20 per cent of India’s exports in the 12 months through July, broadly maintaining its share despite tariffs on Indian goods reaching as high as 50 per cent during the period. The tariff rate was later reduced to 18 per cent in February and currently stands at 10 per cent.(function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})();The US share of India’s exports has also increased from 17.4 per cent in 2022-23, highlighting the difficulty of reducing dependence on the world’s largest economy.India exported goods worth $88.5 billion to the US in the 12 months through July, compared with $21.5 billion to China, according to calculations based on official data.US remains…