<h1>Tariffs on Indian imports sharply increased, threatening major export sectors and projecting widespread job losses.</h1> Additional US import tariffs have been increased by executive action and apply to goods entered for consumption on or after the agency's effective date; the escalation compounds prior levies and is reported to cause measurable GDP impact and concentrated employment losses across textiles, gems and jewellery, diamond processing, and aquaculture-linked sectors, with trade-research estimates cited and political criticism attributing the outcome to deficient foreign policy and failed trade negotiations.