India, April 3 -- India's agricultural exports to the United States may remain resilient-or even expand-despite new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, according to leading agricultural economist Ashok Gulati. Unlike some competing nations facing even steeper trade barriers, India's exporters could find a relative advantage in the new tariff structure.

The 26% "discounted reciprocal tariff" on Indian goods is expected to have a limited impact on key agricultural exports like seafood and rice, compared to the significantly higher duties imposed on regional competitors, said Gulati, former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

"We should not look at the tariff increase in absolute terms but in relatio...