Tata Steel's managing director TV Narendran on Tuesday pitched for safeguard duties on steel imports to protect the domestic steel industry from the indirect impact of US tariff hikes. He said many countries have initiated similar actions on steel imports, pointing out that the last three days have seen Vietnam imposing an anti-dumping duty on Chinese steel imports, and South Korea has also taken a similar decision. "We are asking for safeguard duties, which can be imposed immediately to help us," Narendran told reporters on the sidelines of the tech industry lobby grouping Nasscom's annual event NTLF here. After assuming office as the US President last month, Donald Trump ordered a 25 per cent import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US and ended exemptions given to Canada and European steel earlier. Narendran said the Indian Steel Association has already made a submission to the government for safeguard duty, and added that it has pitched for a safeguard duty instead of