New Delhi - India’s steelmakers are bracing for an increase in Chinese “dumping”. Steelmakers feel Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the White House could lead to a series of retaliatory tariffs on steel and finished steel products. This, in turn, could lead to China diverting exports to other large markets, including India.

The industry feels that they have no “protection” from the Indian government and would hence suffer a “severe impact”.

According to Naveen Jindal, President of, Indian Steel Association (ISA), China may reduce its steel exports to the US, “potentially redirecting surplus . . .