India on Tuesday formally challenged the US on higher auto tariffs by raising the matter with the World Trade Organization, signaling a hardening of the South Asian nation’s stance on trade talks even as the two countries race to clinch an interim deal before July.

India lodges a WTO complaint over steep US auto tariffs, citing safeguard violations and reserving its right to retaliate if talks fail

As US and Indian teams meet to negotiate a trade agreement, India closely monitors the legal challenges to Trump's tariffs and concessions offered to