Overview

• CTUs-SKM, a coalition of ten central trade unions and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, announced a nationwide “day of resistance” on August 13 to oppose President Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs and punitive oil trade levies
• Scheduled actions will include tractor rallies, motorcycle convoys and public demonstrations organized by farmers, workers and students across India
• Protesters are calling for rejection of the proposed tariffs, an immediate review and amendment of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and suspension of all US-India trade negotiations
• The coalition insists that no future trade agreements be negotiated in secret and urges complete parliamentary scrutiny and public consultation for all pacts
• CTUs-SKM frames these measures as economic coercion and corporate imperialism that undermine India’s sovereignty and policy autonomy