<h1>Claimed 50% US tariff on imports from India raises legal issues under WTO rules, Article XXI, and domestic tariff law</h1> A senior functionary of a nationalist organization claimed that the US president imposed a 50% tariff on imports from India to address a national-debt shortfall, alleging imminent government funding shortfalls. Legally, such a tariff-if implemented-would raise issues under domestic tariff-authority statutes and international trade law, including WTO obligations and potential retaliatory measures. It could trigger dispute settlement, challengeability as an unlawful trade restriction or disguised protectionism, and raise questions about proportionality, justification under national-security or emergency exceptions, and remedies available to affected exporters and the importing state.