A group of 25 Democratic-ruled states has moved a US court against President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on 60 economies, including India, accounting for 99.4 per cent of American imports. India, along with 16 other countries, faces a 10-per cent tariff rate. The reprieve followed India amending its foreign trade policy on June 14 to ban imports of goods made with forced labour. The lawsuit details how the tariffs are arbitrarily imposed, with little connection to the administration’s stated goal of combatting forced labour. The administration’s report on its investigation identified just three products made with forced labour to justify tariffs on dozens of countries.