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