<h1>Government and industry unite to tackle tariff hikes threatening exporters across textiles, pharma, engineering, agriculture and services</h1> A senior government minister convened export promotion councils, industry associations, and trade officials to address recent tariff increases affecting Indian exports and to discuss policy responses. Participants identified sector-specific competitiveness harms across textiles, engineering, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and services, urging targeted interventions. The government affirmed commitment to protect exporter interests through regulatory and policy measures-including DGFT-led trade support, SEZ-related facilitation, ease-of-doing-business initiatives, supply-chain diversification incentives, and standards alignment-and sought cooperative, long-term solutions to mitigate tariff barriers and sustain export growth.