US President Donald Trump is in the news after the action taken against Venezuela. Meanwhile, he has given a big statement regarding India. Trump warned India that the tariff could be increased further. During this, he also mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia. Trump had imposed tariffs on many countries including India. The important thing is also that he had imposed 50 percent tariff on India.

,ANI, According to the report, Trump, referring to the imposition of tariffs on India, said, ‘He actually wanted to please me on this issue, Prime Minister Modi is a very good man., he is a good person, He knew I was not happy with India buying Russian oil, I needed to be happy, If they continue to buy Russian oil we could raise tariffs on them very quickly,

Why did Trump impose tariffs on India?

In fact, Trump had imposed 50 percent tariff on India in August 2025. He was not happy about India’s oil trade with Russia and mentioned it several times. Due to Trump’s decision, the trade deal between the two countries remained stuck for a long time. Trump wanted India to open its entire market to America and enter the agriculture sector along with dairy, but India stuck to its decision.

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Trump is in the news once again

Relations between India and Russia have been good for years and trade also takes place between the two countries. Trump is angry about this. This is also mentioned in his latest statement.

Let us tell you that these days Trump is also in the news regarding the operation conducted in Venezuela. America has arrested Venezuelan President Maduro and now a case is being prosecuted against him.

US President Donald Trump had made a big claim that now India will not buy oil from Russia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also assured him about this, but the Ministry of External Affairs has exposed Trump’s claims. The Foreign Ministry said that there is no information about whether PM Modi talked to Trump.

After Trump’s claims, India said on Thursday (October 16) that it is broadening and diversifying its sources of energy supply according to market conditions. Responding to a question related to Trump’s claim, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that he was not aware of any such conversation over the phone. He said, “India’s oil procurement policy has been made keeping in mind the interests of Indian consumers in the unstable energy scenario.”

Did PM Modi talk to Trump on phone?

External Affairs Ministry’s Jaiswal said, “As per my knowledge, there was no phone conversation between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump yesterday (Wednesday, October 15). The last phone conversation between PM Modi and Trump was on October 9.

Trickster Trump’s claims exposed again

US President Trump has made many big claims about India so far. He had also taken credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, but India had denied it. Now Trump has made a claim about Russian oil. Trump is very close to Pakistan these days and because of this he has spoiled relations with India.

What answer did the Foreign Ministry give regarding Russian oil?

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jaiswal did not directly respond to Trump’s claims. He said, ,Ensuring stable energy prices and secure supply have been the two main priorities of our energy policy. “This includes broadening our sources of energy supply and adapting them to market conditions.”

Input – PTI

US President Donald Trump had claimed that India will no longer buy oil from Russia. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him. Immediately after this statement of Trump, the reaction of the Foreign Ministry of India has come to the fore. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday (October 16) that India imports oil or gas keeping in mind the interests of the people here. However, he did not directly deny Trump’s claims.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said,India is an important importer of oil and gas. Our priority has been to protect the interests of the Indian consumer in the volatile energy scenario. Our import policies are completely based on this. Ensuring stable energy prices and secure supply have been two important goals of our energy policy. Under this, we are expanding our energy sources and also making many changes keeping in mind the market.

Talks are also going on with America on energy matters

The Foreign Ministry said, “As far as America is concerned, we have tried to increase our energy purchases for many years. This process has progressed continuously over the last decade. The current US government has shown interest in strengthening energy cooperation with India. “Talks are going on on this.”

What did Trump claim about India?

Trump has had a lot of problems with India buying oil from Russia. For this reason, he had also imposed 50 percent tariff on India, but Trump made a shocking claim on Wednesday. While talking to journalists at the White House, he said that PM Modi has assured him that now India will not buy oil from Russia. However, India has made it clear many times that it will continue to purchase oil from Russia keeping in mind the interests of its people.

US President Donald Trump has once again opened a front against Russia. They have the European Union (EU) It is said that if there is a pressure on Russia, then 100 percent tariff should be imposed on India. This showed Trump’s double character once again. He recently made a statement about India’s friendship. Trump said on Wednesday (September 10) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good friend and there will be a conversation on trade between India and US soon.

Trump has shared the post on Truth. He said through this, “I am happy to stating that talks are going on to remove the interruptions related to trade between India and America. I am keen to talk to my very good friends, Prime Minister Modi in the coming weeks. I am confident that it will be easy for both countries to solve the issue through this conversation. ‘

What did Donald Trump say to EU

According to the Reuters report, President Trump told the EU, ,Until India and China stop purchasing oil from Russia, keep the tariffs., He has advised to impose 100 percent tariff on India. An official of Trump said on this matter, we are fully ready, but we will do only when our European companions will take steps.

PM Modi replied to Trump’s post

Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday shared a post on social media platform X and described America as close friend and natural partner. He India,Expressing confidence in the ongoing thing on the trade deal between the US, they said that these discussions will make a way to open the immense possibilities of partnership between the two countries.

Let us know that there was a situation of tension between India and America for the last several days. Trump had first imposed 25 percent tariff on India, but later increased 25 percent tariff. Trump has trouble buying oil from Russia in India. He has also mentioned this many times.