{"id":159633,"date":"2025-08-06T04:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-reacts-to-india-citing-us-trade-with-russia-amid-tariff-threat-dont-know-hindustan-times\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T04:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:42:54","slug":"trump-reacts-to-india-citing-us-trade-with-russia-amid-tariff-threat-dont-know-hindustan-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-reacts-to-india-citing-us-trade-with-russia-amid-tariff-threat-dont-know-hindustan-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reacts to India citing US trade with Russia amid tariff threat: 'Don't know…' – Hindustan Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to India citing the United States doing trade with Russia<\/a> and yet criticising New Delhi for doing business with Russia. “I don’t know anything about it, I’d have to check, but we’ll get back to you on that,” he said in reply to a reporter’s question.
Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs<\/a> on Indian imports and unspecified penalties last week, ahead of his August 1 deadline for tariffs to come into effect even as talks for a deal are ongoing. Later, Trump threatened to hike that rate due to New Delhi buying military equipment and oil from Russia, calling India “Russia\u2019s largest buyer of energy, along with China”.
Hitting back at Trump’s tariff move, India pointed out to the US imports <\/a>from Russia. \u201cWhere the US is concerned, it continues to import from Russia uranium hexafluoride for its nuclear industry, palladium for its EV industry, fertilisers as well as chemicals,\u201d Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Citing this, New Delhi called Trump’s targeting of India \u201cunjustified and unreasonable\u201d, and reiterated that the government would safeguard its national interests and economic security.
Even as Trump continues his tirade against India, threatening to raise tariffs and accusing the country of \u201cfuelling the war machine\u201d by doing business with Russia, his own party leader, Indian-American Nikki Haley<\/a>, has come out in support of India.
Taking to X, the leader called India a \u201cstrong ally\u201d, and urged against the US giving a pass to China. “India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an adversary and the number one buyer of Russian and Iranian oil, got a 90-day tariff pause. Don\u2019t give China a pass and burn a relationship with a strong ally like India,” she wrote on X.
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Meanwhile, Trump has also clarified that he never specified the tariffs<\/a> the US would impose on countries buying Russian energy. The US President was asked if he would come through on his 100% tariff threat. “I never said a percentage, but we’ll be doing quite a bit of that. We’ll see what happens over the next fairly short period of time. But we will see what happens…”, he said.
His remarks came nearly a month after he threatened 100% tariffs on Russia and secondary tariffs on countries doing business with Moscow, as he gave a 50-day deadline for a truce in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Also Read: \u2018Making those like India pay for war profiteering\u2026\u2019: US Senator on Trump’s tariff threat<\/a>
Even in the face of Trump’s tariff threats, the Indian government has reportedly not issued<\/a> any directives asking importers to reduce trade with Russia.
India clarified its stance on sourcing energy in particular, saying the country was “guided by what is on offer in markets and prevailing global situation”.
India also stated that the relationship it shares with any country should not be viewed through the prism of a third nation.
\u201cThe sourcing of defence requirement is determined solely by our national security imperatives and strategic assessments. Similarly, the sourcing of our energy needs…we are guided by what is available in the markets and by prevailing global circumstances,” Jaiswal said during a press briefing last week.
According to a Reuters report, in 2024-25, India purchased Russian oil<\/a> worth $50.2 billion. India ramped up imports of discounted Russian commodities after the US and its western allies imposed sanctions on Russia as its war with Ukraine began in 2022.
Also Read: India ‘fuelling war machine’: Trump ‘may substantially raise’ tariff in 24 hours<\/a><\/p>\n

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