India hits pause button on $3.6 billion deal with Boeing to buy P-8I jets after Trump tariffs: Report

Days after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, the central government has decided to hold the USD 3.6 billion deal with the United States to procure Boeing jets, according to a media report. In 2021, the State Department of the US gave its nod to the original deal of six additional Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for US 2.42 billion, but the rates increased following disruptions in supply chains and tariffs imposed by Trump.