India is likely to be among the countries worst hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade offensive, with tariffs on Indian imports set to surge to 50% if a deal is not struck in three weeks. Below are various options for India to deal with the crisis.

The first tranche of tariffs took effect August 7. Together, the two rounds impact nearly all Indian exports to the U.S., excluding only items in transit or under special exemptions.

The Kremlin commented on Tuesday that Trump's comments were "attempts to force countries to stop trade relations with Russia."