India, Jan. 14 -- A day after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday called the condition 'serious' and 'troubling' as he noted that India would bear a heavy brunt as now it would have to pay a whopping 75 per cent tariffs to the United States.

Tharoor expressed concern over the initial 25 percent tariff imposed on India as it was more than those on the rest of the south Asian nations who were India's competitors in exporting labour-intensive products like gems, jewellery, marine products, shrimp and leather. "Now, you have 25 per cent more for Russian sanctions which takes it up to 50 per cent and if there are 25 per cent more ...