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Callum Jones in New York

Trump says he will cut tariffs on India after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil

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Donald Trump and the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, shake hands, at the White House in Washington DC on 13 February 2025. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Donald Trump claimed India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil as he announced plans to cut US tariffs on Indian exports.

The US president announced that he and the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, whom he proclaimed to be “one of my greatest friends”, had agreed to strike a trade deal.

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