The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), a trade-focused think tank, has suggested a 10-point plan to the central government, which it believes, if implemented, can shield India from the impact of US tariffs.
GTRI recommends that the government revive schemes and incentives focused on export promotion, customs reforms, dedicated e-commerce hubs, and stronger trade missions, along with the necessary skills.
These recommendations, if implemented, GTRI believes, will shield jobs and sustain India’s export competitiveness.
The sudden escalation of US tariffs on Indian goods, from barely 3% a year ago to 50% today, has exposed a “critical vulnerability” in India’s export ecosystem, GTRI opined.
The 50 per cent US tariffs on Indian goods came into effect on August 27.
GTRI cited the example of Brazil, which faced the same 50% tariffs from August 1, 2025, asserting that it has responded quickly with a series of strong support actions.
Brazil responded “within weeks with credit support, tax breaks, government procurement, and WTO action, India has yet to announce relief for its exporters,” the Indian think tank said. According to GTRI, Brazil has invoked its Reciprocity Law to consider retaliatory tariffs while also filing a WTO complaint against Washington.
Against this backdrop, GTRI suggested a set of recommendations that will not only help to cushion the tariff shock but also rebuild India’s export competitiveness for a protectionist world.
Coming to the specifics of its recommendations, it sought the activation of the Market Access Initiative (MAI) and the I
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