Amid Trump's tariff shock, India informs US it won't purchase F-35 fighter jets

[Javaman]

(I don’t think anyone could have predicted this🙄 )

https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/amid-trumps-tariff-shock-india-informs-us-it-wont-purchase-f-35-fighter-jets-487335-2025-08-01

The decision comes amid growing uncertainty in U.S.-India trade ties. Trump’s abrupt announcement of a 25% tariff on Indian goods—set to take effect August 7—has caught Indian officials off guard.

India has reportedly rejected the U.S. offer to buy F-35 stealth fighter jets, signaling a clear shift in its defense strategy even as it weighs options to ease tensions sparked by President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff threat.

According to a Bloomberg report, New Delhi conveyed its disinterest in the high-end warplanes during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s February visit to the White House. Trump had pitched the F-35 sale as a key plank in deepening bilateral ties, but India prefers a model focused on joint design and domestic manufacturing over expensive off-the-shelf acquisitions.

The decision comes amid growing uncertainty in U.S.-India trade ties. Trump’s abrupt announcement of a 25% tariff on Indian goods—set to take effect August 7—has caught Indian officials off guard.

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More art of the bullshit. This has very long implications that could completely fuck us

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[Mike 03]

2. And never piss off a country that produces so many of your generic drugs.

[TnDem]

5. Truth

But it should have never been this way to begin with.

Why we allow a foreign country to manufacture much of the drugs that we rely on is a strategic mistake of biblical proportions.

[dalton99a]

8. +1

[TheFarseer]

3. You mean other countries can do stuff back to us?

I thought we could just go around and piss in everyone’s Cheerios and they’d all just have to take it.

[littlemissmartypants]

27. In the Cheerios maybe...

In the Masala, not so much apparently.

[brush]

30. Heehee. Unforseen consequences that the moron didn't see but anyone with...

any economic sense could've told him that 30% tariffs would have consequences.

And India's action won't be the last.

[BoRaGard]

4. "We're just not that into kristofascist repube bullies." - In Dia (Om)

[newdeal2]

6. Aren't Canada and a lot of European countries wary of our stuff now too?

Why put your safety into the hands of lunatics.

[Swede]

10. Trump mentioned how they could turn off options on the jet depending on who they sell it to.

What a salesman!

[calimary]

20. What???

Yikes!!! Are we now selling the idea that we can sabotage these planes.

Custom sabotage?

YIKES!!!

It’ll take years to win back the good faith and confidence of our soon-to-be FORMER international friends.

I don’t get this guy. How does this move of his reinforce our friendships with our allies? I just don’t see it. He’s steering us directly to America Alone, and that won’t help ANYTHING or ANYONE (except our adversaries).




…unless he’s secretly working with our adversaries…?

[Bev54]

29. Yes, in Canada, we don't trust the safety of the food coming from US now, pretty bad when we trust

our food from Mexico over the US. That is another reason we will not give up supply management, it ensures us of a safe and stable food supply.

[Jarqui]

7. It is damaging in multiple ways ...

US loses F-35 orders which not only help the US economy but strengthen the US defense companies to help provide better US defense.
Meanwhile, suppliers of adversaries or other countries get that money to help their economies and help themselves get stronger at defense.
American customers and consumers pay the tariffs (tax).
India, like Canada and the EU, distances its allegiance with the US and gets cozier with other countries further weakening the US relative to the rest of the world

Who couldn't have predicted TFG would repeatedly triple down on stoopid .... ?

[JI7]

19. This isn't about the US economy. This is about the Nobel Peace prize

He wants India's to say he negotiated a peace deal and nominate him the way Pakistan did.

Pakistan is a failed economy and needs money so that's why they did it.

I'm guessing India will buy the defense equipment from others.

[Norrrm]

9. Any country who buys these weapons systems from America is stupid, while Trump is Prez.

Dotard has shown that his petulance can stop support, parts, and training as he goes along.

[Prairie Gates]

11. Weren't Trump and Modi supposed to be buddy-buddy, with Trump popular among the Indian right wing?

Didn't Junior and Eric have some deal going on in India?

There's a non-zero chance that Trump turned on India because of some hitch in his private dealings.

[Justice matters.]

13. The "lesson" is, you don't do business with a tyrant who shows clear signs of

Degenerative Dementia

[JI7]

14. Trump family is involved in some cryoto deal with Pakistan

Pakistan also gave credit to Trump for the india Pakistan " ceasefire" and nominated him for Nobel peace prize. Pakistan is a failed economy and relies on foreign money so they did everything Trump asked.

India has refused to go along with the bs narrative.

It's the usual bs from Trump.

[Bev54]

31. Modi is a member of the IDU, along with Orban and I believe the 2025 plan is based on a lot of the

IDU's (International Democracy Union) world agenda. Our ex PM Harper chairs this organization where the world's wealthy is to rule the world's economy and he tried hard to get his protege in Canada elected. It seems Trump is even beyond their control.

[PatSeg]

12. Oops!

What a dealmaker he is.

[Disaffected]

15. Now do Canada. nt

[Hugin]

16. TOFU.

Do I really need to tell you what this acronym means?

[malaise]

17. Two can play the game

Rec

[twodogsbarking]

18. India too has nuclear weapons I believe, and a lot of people I am sure.

[Auggie]

21. Now we'll see how much pull Lockhead Martin and Texas have ...

According to wikipedia, the plane is assembled in Fort Worth.

[moondust]

22. Don't forget BRICS.

Maybe not a great idea for Dumpy to needlessly alienate Brazil, India, and others that (along with Russia) are planning to challenge the existing world order.

[JCMach1]

24. So pull all H1B's from there and issue EO with penalties

For companies outsource customer service to there.

I double dog dare you.

[hay rick]

25. They are not foolish.

America has conclusively demonstrated that it is an unreliable ally. The fact that overt racism and religious intolerance have emerged as part of the American brand makes disengagement an easy sell politically.

[swong19104]

26. India should think about next gen weapons

Want to down a modern fighter jet? How about sending a swarm of extremely tiny drones with explosives while the jets are still on the ground? Have them go into the engines and kablooey!

[littlemissmartypants]

28. I'm sure Mrs. Vance will just make a few calls and have that fixed in a jiffy.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

32. Heckuva job stable genius