By Pranoy Krishna and Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) -Pressured by U.S. tariffs and foreign investor outflows, India's stock markets will manage to eke out only modest gains by year-end, according to a Reuters poll of equity analysts who have pushed back their forecast for a new record high to 2026.

Former NSA John Bolton criticized Trump’s tariff decisions, warning they are “destroying decades of effort” to build trust with India.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%

The U.S. in July imposed a punitive 93.5% tariff on import of graphite anode materials from China, creating an opportunity for India's Epsilon to break Beijing's monopoly on supplies of the key battery component.

The government is considering a 'deeper embrace of the East' with a potential return to the trading bloc, the report said

Economist Jeffrey Sachs torched Senator Lindsey Graham on Breaking Points, branding him “the worst senator in the US Senate” and “just a fool,” while slamming Trump-era tariffs on India as “the stupidest tactical move of US foreign policy for a long time.”

India's monetary policy committee members flagged evolving risks from global trade tensions and tariffs as a key drag on growth but said the economy remains resilient with the inflation outlook benign,