Trump again attacks India, says tariffs 'unacceptable'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired a new Twitter salvo at India, accusing the giant Asian economy of unfairly blocking American imports.

"India has had a field day putting tariffs

on American products," the president tweeted. "No longer
acceptable."

Trump's sparring with Delhi over trade has

heated up just as Washington seeks to resolve its year-long trade battle with
China.

Earlier this year, he stripped India of

benefits which allowed some duty-free exports to the United States, claiming
that India had refused to grant wider access to American-made goods.

India also was hit by worldwide tariffs on

steel and aluminum that Trump imposed last year and lodged a dispute against
the United States in the World Trade Organization with about 30 other
economies.

Last month, India slapped duties on dozens of

US products, including hundreds of millions of dollars in almonds from
California as well as other US fruits and nuts.