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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Trump’s demand that India stop buying Russian oil puts Modi in tight spot

Artwork showing President Trump and Narendra Modi with male artist finishing it off
A student of Gurukul school of art finishes an artwork depicting President Trump and Narendra Modi, in Mumbai, India. Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP

The relationship between India and the US is facing one of its most significant challenges in decades, as the Trump administration doubles down on its demands that India stop buying Russian oil or face punitive tariffs.

The US president, Donald Trump, has refused to cut tariffs on Indian exports to the US, as he has for other countries, and on Monday said he would significantly raise them over its purchases of cheap Russian oil, which now account for one-third of its imported oil.

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