Overview

• U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer filed an emergency appeal urging the Supreme Court to reinstate the 50% tariff package after an appeals court ruled most duties unlawful under emergency powers.
• Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra intensified outreach on Capitol Hill with meetings that included Rep. Gregory Meeks and Rep. Carol Miller to discuss trade, energy and Indo-Pacific issues.
• Meeks, the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s ranking Democrat, said Trump’s “arbitrary tariffs” threaten a vital U.S.–India relationship while reaffirming congressional support for deeper ties and the Quad.
• Criticism broadened as figures such as Mike Pence and John Bolton warned the tariffs hurt Americans and could push India closer to China and Russia, with House Democrats alleging India is being singled out.
• Analysts and Indian leaders flagged economic risks including strain on labor‑intensive exporters and shifting U.S. orders to other countries, while India defended its Russian crude purchases as a matter of national interest.