<h1>US adds 25% tariff on Indian imports tied to Russian oil; Punjab floods, political boycott, security and legal concerns rise</h1> The United States imposed an additional 25% tariff on imports from India related to purchases of Russian oil, bringing total levies to 50%, and the US president claimed earlier that tariff threats helped avert a nuclear escalation between India and Pakistan. Pakistan's Punjab province faces an unprecedented flood emergency with thousands evacuated after heavy rains and upstream water releases; floodwaters submerged the Kartarpur Corridor leaving over 100 people stranded. A jailed former prime minister's party announced a boycott of upcoming by-elections. Separately, nationals from India account for the largest percentage increase in foreign convictions for sexual offences in the UK, and US and Israeli officials will meet to discuss postwar Gaza amid continuing casualties.