US President Donald Trump On Monday, he issued a new warning to India, reiterating that the US will increase tariffs on New Delhi “if it does not help on the Russian oil issue,” again linking his threat to the Russia-Ukraine war and India’s alleged role in strengthening Moscow through continued crude oil purchases.“We could increase tariffs against India if they don’t get help on the Russian oil issue,” US President Trump said, quoted by Reuters.US President Donald Trump added: “Basically they wanted to make me happy… Prime Minister Modi is a very good man.
Trump was referring to India’s continued oil trade with Russia, a point his administration has repeatedly opposed and which he had cited as the basis for doubling India’s tariffs to 50% in August 2025.India is already facing 50% tariffs imposed by Trump, who has sharply criticized New Delhi’s ties with Moscow and accused India of bolstering Russia in the Ukraine war by buying Russian crude. Trump’s keen interest in the war between Russia and Ukraine is no secret. He has imposed high tariffs on India’s purchases of Russian oil while trying to position himself as an intermediary between Moscow and Kiev. He has held several rounds of talks with Vladimir Putin and even invited him to Alaska, but none of them have produced any significant results.Trump has also spoken several times with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but these talks have not yet shown a concrete path to peace.Months earlier, Trump claimed he was prime minister Narendra Modi had assured him that India would stop buying Russian oil, calling it a “big step” to increase pressure on Moscow.However, India later clarified that no such conversation took place between Trump and Modi, rejecting the US president’s claim.
