As It Happens Indian lawmaker calls for boycott of U.S. goods as Trump threatens tariffs

If U.S. President Donald Trump thinks he can push India around, he's got another thing coming, says Ashok Kumar Mittal.

Mittal, a member of Parliament in India's upper house, is one of several lawmakers and business leaders in India calling on people to boycott American products in response to the U.S. president's tariff threats.

"It will be effective," Mittal told guest host Aarti Pole. "Indians are very patriotic."

Earlier this month Trump vowed to impose an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods on Aug. 27, citing the country's continued imports of Russian oil. That would raise duties on some Indian exports to as high as 50 per cent.

The U.S. president has issued similar threat

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