India "Fights" Trump: Why Only Europe and the US Can Trade with Russia?
On the 4th, Trump again criticized India on social media for being ungrateful, as India still dares to continue importing Russian oil, so he claimed he would significantly increase tariffs on India.
In response to Trump's threats, India also did not back down and pushed back.
The Indian Foreign Ministry's statement directly pointed out the double standards of the United States and the European Union in their trade with Russia: In 2024, the bilateral trade between the EU and Russia reached 67.5 billion euros, far exceeding the trade data between India and Russia during the same period. "As for the United States, it still continues to import uranium, fertilizers, and chemicals from Russia, so Trump's accusations against India are baseless," the statement said.
However, although India has shown an unprecedentedly strong stance in recent days when facing Trump's threats, there is still the same problem: Modi has too few cards to play against Trump, especially as Trump's "ultimatum" approaches, and so far, Modi has not revealed how India will counter the U.S. tariff extortion.
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