Washington, April 10 -- April 10:US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs for trading partner countries that have not retaliated with higher levies on American goods - such as India - and further hiked the levy on China to 125 per cent for hitting back. India has not retaliated to the 26 per cent levy by Trump and has engaged the administration in negotiations, like nearly 70 other countries.

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday discussed "early conclusion" of a bilateral trade agreement. The pause and the additional tariff on China came after Beijing hit back to Trump's second round of additional 50 per cent hike - over the 34 per cent a...