U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him India would stop buying Russian oil. Trump called this a “big step” in efforts to pressure Moscow to end the Ukraine war and said he would now seek China’s cooperation as well.

US President Donald Trump has officially imposed a total 50&#37 tariff on all goods from India. This comes after an earlier 25&#37 tariff was slapped last week as “punishment” for India’s continued oil imports from Russia. Trump has now doubled down, issuing an executive order confirming the full 50&#37 duty. The move further strains India-US trade relations and raises serious geopolitical concerns. Meanwhile, Pakistan gets a tariff cut and a new oil development deal. Is this the beginning of a full-blown trade war?