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Trump's tariffs are hurting India's shrimp industry

By Diaa Hadid

Published September 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM EDT

India's shrimp exports to the U.S. were once a success story. Now the industry faces ruin amid Trump tariffs.

Diaa Hadid

Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.

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