Scottish whisky distillers hope Trump’s ties to the country will soften him on the tariffs interrupting their trade with the ...

Under the deal, India will reduce import duty on scotch and blended whisky to 75 per cent right away and gradually to 40 per cent over ten years, once both countries approve the agreement.

The deal aims to double the USD 56-billion trade between the world’s fifth and sixth largest economies by 2030.