President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on India over its participation in the BRICS forum puts New Delhi in a tough position as it races to finalize a favorable trade deal with the US.Trump said Tuesday that India could face an additional 10% tariff alongside other members of BRICS — a bloc of emerging economies he has labeled “Anti-American.

President Donald Trump said at least seven countries can expect tariff letters on Wednesday morning, as he ramped up pressure on nations to strike deals with the United States by saying his new August 1 deadline would not be extended.

Still, the PM Modi government is treading carefully. Eariler, senior diplomat P Kumaran in a press conference, confirmed that Prime Minister Modi and Brazil’s President Lula da Silva “had no discussion” on the issue during the former’s visit to Rio for the BRICS summit.