Russia said on Wednesday (20 August 2025) that India matters a lot to Russia. This reflects the strength in the relationship between the threats of tariffs by US President Donald Trump, who has imposed tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil. Roman Babushkin of the Russian Embassy in India criticized the tariff imposed by Donald Trump on India for purchasing Russian oil in a press conference and said that American pressure was wrong and unilateral. He said that if the West country criticizes you, it means that you are doing everything right.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently interacted with President Vladimir Putin on telephone. In this conversation, issues like Russia-Ukraine war and bilateral cooperation were discussed. India has consistently called for a peaceful solution to Ukraine conflict. India’s strategy has been to maintain balance with both America and Russia. While America is a big business and strategic partner of India, Russia is a traditional ally of India. This is the reason that India denied the possibility of stopping oil imports from Russia.

Russia will never ban India-Babushkin
The US has used economic sanctions as a weapon in recent years. Babushkin believes that this is also decreasing global confidence in the dollar. He clearly said that Russia will never ban India nor put economic pressure. In contrast, Russia has developed a special system to maintain crude oil supply to India, so that this partnership can remain unaffected by American pressure.

Putin’s possible India visit and trilateral cooperation
Babushkin also informed that President Vladimir Putin will visit India by the end of this year and meet Prime Minister Modi. This journey can fill new energy in India-Russia relations. At the same time, Russia also described China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India as very successful and hoped that there will be a tripartite meeting of India-Russia-China soon. This tripartite cooperation can play an important role in Asia’s geopolitics.

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Amid the ongoing controversy over the imposition of 50 percent duty on imports from India by US President Donald Trump, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday termed India’s economy as the world’s most ‘domineering and dynamic’ economy and said that some countries that have a sense of ‘everyone’s boss to we’ are not getting this.

Rajnath Singh attacked Trump indirectly, saying that some “bosses” are burning at the fast growth rate of India and are trying to disrupt the country’s economy. He said, “Some people are not happy with the rapid progress of India. They do not like it. ‘Everyone’s boss is we’, so how is India growing so fast?”

America’s 50 percent tariff on India
The US has recently imposed a 25% fee and an additional 25% penalty on Indian goods, as India is continuing to buy oil from Russia. The step was taken after Washington’s allegation that India is funding the war efforts of Russia. Along with this, the US President described India’s economy as “dead” and threatened to increase the fee further.

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Trying to stop India’s economy
Rajnath Singh said, “Some countries want the products made in India, the things prepared with Indian hands, become expensive than the rest of the countries, so that the world stops buying them when the price rises.” He expressed confidence that now no power in the world can stop India from becoming a major global power.

Strengthening of defense exports
Describing the defense sector as an example of India’s strength, the Defense Minister said, “We are exporting defense products worth more than Rs 24,000 crore. It is the new defense sector of new India and exports are continuously increasing.” He clarified that the tariff dispute has not affected the region.