India, Aug. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed to "defend multilateralism" after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping "unilateral" tariffs on both countries.

Trump raised India's tariffs to 50 per cent by imposing an additional 25 per cent levy on its goods on Wednesday, resulting in the tally matching the tariff imposed on Brazil, i.e., 50 per cent.

In a post X, Lula said, "We discussed the international economic scenario and the imposition of unilateral tariffs. Brazil and India are, so far, the two most affected countries. We reaffirmed the importance of defending multilateralism and the need to address the challenges of the current situation, as well as to explore possibi...