India’s embassy in Washington has hired a lobbying firm with close ties to the Trump administration and a history of advocating for foreign entities targeted by the US, just before 50% tariffs take effect on exports from the South Asian country.

The president deserves a Nobel prize in economics,” Trump aide Peter Navarro claimed, “for proving that the US can bend global commerce to its will.”But instead of bending the world into alignment, Trump’s trade war is pushing it away.

Days before US President Donald Trump's punitive 50 per cent tariffs take effect on Indian exports, India's embassy in Washington has reportedly hired a second lobbying firm with close ties to the Trump administration.