Following this announcement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in its response, termed the USs move as unfair, unjustified and unreasonable, declaring that New Delhi will take all actions necessary to protect its national interests.

India fired back at the United States after President Trump pledged to increase tariffs on New Delhi over the country’s purchase of Russian oil. In a statement Monday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the purchase of Russian oil is a “necessity” to “ensure predictable and affordable energy costs” and was once “encouraged”

U.S. President Donald Trump's tirade against India over trade and Russian oil purchases threatens to undo two decades of diplomatic progress, analysts and officials say, and could derail other areas of cooperation as domestic political pressures drive both sides to harden their stances.

US President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over its purchase of Russian energy, the White House said Wednesday, hours after talks between the Washington and Moscow over the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough.

U.S.-India ties are facing their most serious crisis in years after talks with India failed to produce a trade agreement.

Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of exerting illegal trade pressure on India after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil.

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