A day after posting that the US had “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” President Donald Trump said the India-US relationship remained “special” and that he continues to share a strong personal bond with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The remarks also come amid current tensions between Washington and Delhi over tariffs and purchase…
Hours after claiming that the United States has “lost” India and Russia to China, US President Donald Trump says he was “very disappointed” that India continues to purchase large volumes of oil from Russia, adding that his administration had imposed a very big tariff on New Delhi in response. When asked whom he held responsible…
Trump tariffs on India: India is facing the brunt of the tariffs imposed by the US, including the 25% duties levied as punitive damages for buying cheaper Russian crude. The current 50% tariffs by Donald Trump on India threaten $45 billion worth of India’s exports. Amid higher tariffs, India’s products might lose competitiveness, potentially benefiting…
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote a letter to Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu to test the waters on improving ties, an Indian official familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The letter expressed concern about any US deals that would harm China’s interests and named a provincial official who would steer Beijing’s efforts, the person said, adding…
US National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett warned that the president will not soften his stance if India refuses concessions, as US tariffs on Indian imports doubled to 50 per cent amid strained ties. “If the Indians don’t budge, I don’t think President Trump will,” said top Trump adviser Hassett on Wednesday, pointing at the…
In a dramatic departure from decades of bipartisan US foreign policy consensus, US President Donald Trump has unleashed a series of moves that mark a stark reorientation in America’s approach toward Asia. At the heart of this strategic pivot is a bewildering paradox. While India, long viewed as a vital democratic partner and counterweight to…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has acknowledged that imposing secondary sanctions on China for refining Russian oil could drive up global energy prices, even as Washington has punished India with additional tariffs for continuing to purchase crude from Moscow. Speaking to Fox News on August 17, Rubio cautioned that targeting Chinese refiners would have…
Amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict and matters concerning India-Russia ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation on Friday to discuss a range of issues. Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Russian President Vladimir Putin for a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.(PTI File Photo) The call also held…
When the United States demanded that China and India stop buying Russian oil, it likely didn’t anticipate triggering a geopolitical alignment between two long-time rivals. But that’s what’s unfolding. While far from coordinated, and certainly not allies, Beijing and New Delhi are responding in strikingly similar fashion: with defiance. Facing mounting pressure from the Trump…
The statement by the Ministry of External Affairs issued on Monday (August 4, 2025), defending India’s purchases of Russian oil, is its most explicit since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and the subsequent retaliatory western sanctions, making it clear that it will take “all necessary measures” to safeguard its interests. The MEA’s outburst followed…