New Delhi, July 31 -- Chairman of the Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), Pavan Choudary, on Wednesday termed US President Donald Trump's announcement to impose steep tariffs on Indian goods from August 1 as "troubling," calling it "economically shortsighted and strategically misguided."

In a press statement, Pavan Choudary said, "Donald Trump's announcement today on Truth Social declaring steep tariffs on India from August 1 is troubling and seems economically shortsighted and strategically misguided.

He said India is a sovereign country that takes independent decisions on matters such as defence and energy in line with national interests. Applying trade pressure in retaliation, he said, was "inappropriate and counterproduc...