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Modi and Trump once called each other good friends. Now the US-India relationship is getting bumpy
DELHI, INDIA, AUG 4 – Trade tensions escalate as the U.S. imposes 25% tariffs on India amid disputes over Kashmir and India's Russian oil purchases, straining decades of bilateral cooperation.
- Amid rising trade tensions, President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on India last week, citing its Russian oil purchases and penalties.
- Amid warming U.S.-Pakistan ties, Stephen Miller accused India of financing Russia’s war by purchasing oil from Moscow, calling it 'not acceptable'.
- Amid mounting rhetoric, President Donald Trump accused India of buying massive amounts of oil from Russia and selling it on the open market for big profits, calling it 'not acceptable'.
- Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to dismiss Trump’s claims, while Ashok Malik called it 'a testing time for the relationship.'
- Sreeram Sundar Chaulia, Jindal School Expert, warned that the decades-long U.S.-India cooperation risks unraveling amid tariffs and loose statements, jeopardizing broader strategic ties.
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In recent months, relations between the United States and India have deteriorated: it has to do with tariffs, Russia and clashes with Pakistan
Modi and Trump once called each other good friends. Now the US-India
NEW DELHI: The men shared bear hugs, showered praise on each other and made appearances side by side at stadium rallies — a big optics boost for two populist leaders with ideological similarities. Each called the other a good friend. In India, the bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump was seen as a relationship like no other. That is,
Modi Defiant as Trump Steps Up Pressure on India
US President Donald Trump has said he would be “substantially raising” the tariff on Indian exports to the US over the Asian nation’s purchases of Russian oil, a move New Delhi slammed as unjustified in an escalating fight between the two major economies. Bloomberg's Jon Herskovitz explains why Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has struck a defiant tone in the face of Trump’s tariff threats. (Source: Bloomberg)
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