{"id":1488,"date":"2025-08-05T16:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2025-08-05T19:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:14:15","slug":"india-slams-trumps-threat-of-tariffs-over-russian-oil-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/india-slams-trumps-threat-of-tariffs-over-russian-oil-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"India slams Trump's threat of tariffs over Russian oil purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"

India fired back at the United States after President Trump pledged to increase tariffs<\/a> on New Delhi over the country\u2019s purchase of Russian oil.<\/p>\n

In a statement Monday<\/a>, India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the purchase of Russian oil is a \u201cnecessity\u201d to \u201censure predictable and affordable energy costs\u201d and was once \u201cencouraged\u201d by the U.S. \u201cfor strengthening global energy markets stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MEA spokesperson further suggested the West is being hypocritical, pointing to trade that the European Union and the United States has continued to do since the war between Russia and Ukraine began.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this background, the targeting of India is unjustified and unreasonable,\u201d the spokesperson said in the statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike any major economy, India will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and economic security,\u201d it added. <\/p>\n

The pushback from India comes after Trump said on Monday he would raise tariffs on India for buying and selling oil from Moscow, arguing the country doesn\u2019t care about the Ukrainian casualties suffered at the hands of \u201cthe Russian War Machine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump did not specify the new tariff rate but said it would increase from the 25 percent tariff the U.S. president said he would impose last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits,\u201d Trump said\u00a0on Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cThey don\u2019t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump previously vowed to hit India with a penalty for buying military equipment and energy from Russia amid the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

China is also a major importer of Russian oil, but has not faced the same threats from Trump. <\/p>\n

Trump in recent weeks has grown increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and shortened the timeline for him to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine to Aug. 8, at which point Trump has said he will impose “secondary tariffs” of up to 100 percent on Russia’s trading partners in a bid to isolate Moscow economically. <\/p>\n

India\u00a0said it would continue<\/a>\u00a0buying oil from Moscow on Saturday. The Indian foreign ministry\u00a0called the relationship with Russia \u201csteady and time-tested\u201d and said its stance on security energy is guided by the availability of oil in the markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

India fired back at the United States after President Trump pledged to increase tariffs on New Delhi over the country\u2019s purchase of Russian oil. In a statement Monday, India\u2019s Ministry<\/p>\n

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