New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Potential additional tariffs by the United States following the signing of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 could severely impact India's textile and apparel exports, with industry body Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) urging the government to engage with Washington urgently to protect exporters.

The US is the single-largest market for India's textile and apparel exporters, making the sector particularly vulnerable to any additional tariffs, CITI said in a press release.

"Any additional tariffs under this Act will be very difficult to absorb for the MSME-dominated Indian textile and apparel sector already under stress due to several factors, including the continuing turm...