By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing additional tariff cuts ahead of a meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump that could boost American exports to India and avoid a potential trade war,

Just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, US President Donald Trump has announced a blanket 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, with no exemptions, reported The Hindu.

A global trade and tariff war seems to be in the offing but for now, India is keeping its cards close to its chest. Officials have pointed out that India has already cut import duties on several items as part of the rationalisation in the Union Budget 2025-26 and is awaiting to see the impact of this.