New Delhi: In a significant move, US President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, along with a 10% tariff on goods from China, claiming a “national emergency” related to illegal immigration and the drug fentanyl, as per White House officials.

Trump had been sounding a warning imposing tariffs in order to put pressure on neighbouring countries into enhancing their efforts to check “illegal immigration” and the smuggling of chemicals used to make fentanyl. In addition, Trump has vowed to use tariffs to increase domestic manufacturing and raise more revenue for the federal government.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US President said, “Today, I have implemented a 25% Tariff on Imports from Mexico and Canada (10% on Canadian Energy), and a 10% additional Tariff on........

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