Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- A palpable anxiety is rippling through India's economic ecosystem. In the boardrooms of Mumbai's financial district and on the factory floors of Gujarat's industrial corridors, conversations are dominated by a single topic: tariffs. The recent imposition of steep US levies has sent shockwaves across an economy for which the United States is its indispensable and largest trading partner. With bilateral trade in goods and services crossing $220 billion in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the US is not just a market; it is a critical source of foreign direct investment, a partner in technological innovation, and the primary client for India's formidable IT services sector. A trade dispute of this magnitude is a serious challenge...