India, Aug. 8 -- India is one of two countries with the highest trade tariff rate imposed on them by US President Donald Trump, the other being Brazil - both facing 50% duties on their exports to the United States.

So far, for India, 25% tariffs have kicked in, while the other 25%, which Trump calls "penalty" for buying Russian oil, kicks in after 21 days of that, on August 28.

Syria follows at 41%, and then come Laos and Myanmar at 40%, rounding off the five at the top of the tariff rate chart compiled by NYT, India being the largest of the five economies.

Despite obvious challenges to Trump's rationale, India has found itself particularly at the centre of his wrath as he says countries buying from Russia are "fueling the war machine"...