Hours after imposing a 25% tariff on imports from India, US President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of India and Russia’s close ties. In a recent social media post, he stated, “I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care.”
Trump reiterated his long-standing grievance about trade imbalances, adding, “We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World.” This comes amidst ongoing, yet stalled, trade negotiations between the US and India. The new tariffs, set to take effect on August 1st, also include an unspecified “penalty” related to India’s continued purchases of Russian oil and military equipment.
