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American MP Sydney Kamlager-Dove’s statement came on Monday (February 2) after the announcement of India-US trade deal. While giving advice to the Trump administration, he appealed to take immediate action to strengthen bilateral relations with India. After this new trade deal, the import duty on India has been reduced to 18 percent.
US Congressman Sidney Kamlager-Dove also criticized the 50 percent tariff previously imposed on India, of which 25 percent was linked to New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil. He said that this created obstacles in meaningful cooperation between the two countries.
Trump’s reckless 50% tariffs on India tanked a year of meaningful bilateral cooperation, including a timely gathering of the annual Quad Leaders’ Summit. With this long overdue agreement, there is no excuse for continued stagnation in the relationship.
The Administration must… https://t.co/uRGvg8gs0P
— Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (@RepKamlagerDove) February 2, 2026
Sidney Kamlager-Dove scolded Trump
While re-posting a news on X, he wrote that the arbitrary 50 percent tariff imposed by Trump on India has ruined a year of fruitful bilateral cooperation. He said that this also includes the annual Quad leaders summit. With this long-awaited agreement, there is no longer any excuse for continued stagnation in relations.
Advocating strengthening relations with India
Congresswoman Sidney Kamlager-Dove said the administration should take swift action to make up for lost time and further strengthen key areas of cooperation with India. His comment came after Trump’s statement in which he had said that America and India have agreed on a trade agreement, under which Washington, showing friendship and respect towards Prime Minister Modi, has reduced the mutual tariff from 25 percent to 18 percent.
In his Truth Social post, Trump referred to his conversation with Prime Minister Modi during the day and said that the Prime Minister is one of his closest friends and a powerful and respected leader of India.
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