US Tariff: US President Donald Trump has once again warned India that if India continues to buy oil from Russia, heavy tariffs will be imposed on it.
US Tariff: US President Donald Trump has warned India on the day of Diwali. He said that if India does not stop buying oil from Russia, heavy tariffs will be imposed on it. Trump also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him that India will not buy oil from Russia and he had also talked to PM Modi on phone about this. However, India’s Foreign Ministry had already clarified that there was no phone conversation between PM Modi and Trump. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Trump’s claim is not true.
Trump may impose tariffs on India again
US President Donald Trump says that India buying oil from Russia is helping Putin in the Ukraine war. Western countries have stopped buying oil from Russia but India has been buying oil from Russia since 2022 last year. Russia is giving this oil to India at a lower price. Trump is constantly warning that if India does not stop buying oil from Russia, he can impose more tariffs. At the same time, India has already made it clear that national interest is the biggest priority for it.
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America has imposed 50% tariff on India
Trump has imposed 50% tariff on India. He says that half of this 50% is because India is buying oil from Russia. Since the Russia-Ukraine war, India has been buying large quantities of oil from Russia. Similarly, China also buys oil from Russia.