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  • India pauses plans to buy US arms after Trump's tariffs

    08/08/2025 11:17:32 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 51 replies
    Reuters ^ | 08/08/2025 | Shivam Patel and Aftab Ahmed
    NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the matter, in India's first concrete sign of discontent after tariffs imposed on its exports by President Donald Trump dragged ties to their lowest level in decades. India had been planning to send Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Washington in the coming weeks for an announcement on some of the purchases, but that trip has been cancelled, two of the people said. Trump on Aug. 6 imposed an additional 25% tariff on...
  • India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Trump threats, government sources say

    08/03/2025 12:25:32 PM PDT · by Mariner · 1 replies
    Reuters ^ | August 3rd, 2025 | By Shivam Patel and Chandni Shah
    NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Reuters) - India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. On top of a new 25% tariff on India's exports to the U.S., Trump indicated in a Truth Social post last month that India would face additional penalties for purchases of Russian arms and oil. On Friday, Trump told reporters he had heard that India would no longer be buying oil from Russia.But the sources said there would be...
  • India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Trump threats, government sources say

    08/03/2025 3:19:40 AM PDT · by McGruff · 113 replies
    REUTERS ^ | Aug 3, 2025 | Shivam Patel and Chandni Shah
    India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. On top of a new 25% tariff on India's exports to the U.S., Trump indicated in a Truth Social post last month that India would face additional penalties for purchases of Russian arms and oil. On Friday, Trump told reporters he had heard that India would no longer be buying oil from Russia. But the sources said there would be no immediate changes. "These are...