By Admin 
US President Donald Trump made a big announcement on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) and said that I will put heavy tariffs on India within 24 hours. Describing Russia as war machine, he said that India is giving him fuel.
Trump said in an interview to CNBC, ‘India has not been a good business partner because they do a lot of business with us, but we do not do business with them. So we had compromised on 25 percent tariffs, but I think I will increase it a lot in the next 24 hours because they are buying oil from Russia.
Trump threatened again after India’s reply
This statement of the US President has come at a time when he said a day earlier that he will increase the tariff on India. He had said that India is buying oil from Russia and selling it on profit. On this statement of Trump, India criticized the US and European Union for export of crude oil.
Critic countries also do business with Russia: India
The Ministry of External Affairs said, ‘India’s import is a need due to the status of the global market. The countries criticizing this trade with Russia themselves, while such business is not even a significant obligation.
India responded to America
The Ministry of External Affairs said that the US itself is doing business with Russia. At the same time, on the other hand, India-Russia is raising finger on business. Despite strict sanctions and tariffs last year, the US traded about $ 3.5 billion with Russia. Mea said that the US still imports uranium hexafloride from Russia for its nuclear industry, paladium, fertilizer and chemical for the industry of electric vehicles.
Russia came in support of India
In the midst of Trump’s tariff threats, Russia said in support of India that no sovereign country can be given the right to choose its business partner and it can be threatened. A Kremlin spokesman said, ‘It is illegal to force any country to close trade with Russia. Such pressure against Russia’s business partners will be understood as a threat.
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