Modi, India and Russia

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Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that
President Donald Trump made a bargain with India this week that introduced a simple calculus.

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Trump cuts tariffs on India to 18% after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil
Trump lowers tariffs on India, saying Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil
From Calling India ‘Tariff King’, 25% Extra Duty for Russian Oil to Finally a Deal: How Trump Blinked - A Timeline
Ending almost 11 months of uncertainty that plunged the diplomatic ties to two decade low, India and the US on Monday finally agreed to a trade deal with US President Donald Trump saying that the Wash...

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Congress MP Pramod Tiwari slams PM Modi over trade deal announcement by US President Trump
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India-US trade deal live: Legal text of agreement still being finalised, sector-wise details awaited
India-US Trade Deal News Live: Trump Claims India Will Cease Purchasing Russian Oil, Moody's Predict Differently
Under the agreement, tariffs on Indian exports to the United States will be cut to 18 percent from 50 percent, Trump said in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.

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India-US trade deal: Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil — what we know so far
India-US trade deal phase one: Key conditions on tariffs, energy, and purchases decoded

How Trump is testing India’s US-Russia balancing act

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long had to balance ties with Russia and the US as India sticks to its policy of strategic autonomy. That task has been more challenging amid pressure from the Trump administration to stop buying Russian oil,

Trump says India will stop buying Russian oil. Shadow fleet vessels are still unloading sanctioned crude at its ports

President Trump says India will stop buying sanctioned Russian oil as part of trade deal, but data shows shadow fleet vessels unloading the crude at its ports.

India's oil shake-up: Can Venezuela really replace Russia?

Donald Trump says India has agreed to replace Russian oil with US supplies — and maybe even Venezuela. DW asks whether the Latin American producer can realistically meet New Delhi's needs.

Trump and India Call Off Their Trade War, but the Terms of Peace Are Murky

Officials and business leaders sighed with relief at lower tariffs, as they wait to see what the rest of it means.