Donald Trump has enforced a 50% tariff on Indian goods, citing New Delhi’s continued energy trade with Russia. India is only the second country, after Brazil, to face such steep duties. But while publicly criticising India, a new report reveals Trump’s own team has quietly held energy talks with Moscow. His envoy met President Putin and Kremlin-linked officials to explore deals for American firms in Russian oil and gas. This contradiction has raised fresh questions over Trump’s foreign policy motives and consistency. Critics say tariffs are being used as a political tool, not a matter of principle or policy.
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Good that India is angry. Too many Indian idiots loved trump and look at you now. Act stupid, here’s what you get. Trump is a fool.
when the west and US attacks China.. palki and india rejoice and said perhaps india should replace china. now when india gets attacked, china stands in solidarity with india. look at who can be trusted? i've been saying since day 1 when palki was first slandering china. if india and china were blood brothers, 2 biggest nations on earth they became world leaders. but this wont happen because the west is smart. they won't let this happen. as india and palki are just so easily tempted with sweets
Palki, from Australia, the amount of intelligence coming out of Firstpost is amazing. Nothing like this on main stream media in backwards Australia, except our very good Sky news. Thanks for updates. Best to India.
Don't play 2 head snake if your country not as strong as china and russia, finally burn yourselves. Trump is businessman only respect money china and power russia. India none of these, how you expect trump respect you?😂
You have no idea what is really happening behind the scene…it’s all GREAT!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Trump behaves recklessly, seeking praise for unfulfilled promises. It's no surprise that if his appearance were unappealing, his actions would cause widespread disruption.
Plagiarist by birth.😂
He’s FOS. He didn’t stop any war. Buffoon. Pakistan didn’t exist a hundred years ago.
1st 5 jets now 7 .bruh are u for real u have World's best intelligence agency,army,tech everything yet u don't know the perfect number .
I have a question are u really the USA president??????
What about tariffs on American cotton which have been done away for another three month. Self styled viswaguru had said he would protect the interests of the Indian farmers but now it is a direct blow on the faces of Vidharbh' scotton farmers. Isn't this deceit and hypocrisy.
The most number of farmers' suicide is from Vidharbh.
Never seen such a high double standard US president
Always favoring India in your reports
Give credit to TRUMP. Culturally, Indians don't give credit. India DOES NOT give credit to the WEST for all the TECH it is using, when India is not worthy of such TECH. No Indian living in India will get a Nobel prize for STEM topics. Indians should stop using WESTERN TECHNOLIGIES (microsoft, google, AI, Internet, smartphone and 1000's more). Why are you SHAMELESSLY using WESTERN TECH. Are you even worthy of it. Why are you using WESTERN TECH to develop India. Indians are DESPERATELY DUMPING India to immigrate to the WEST, why? Indians are GIVING UP the indian passport at an alarming rate, why? BOW DOWN TO THE WEST.
Palki in Pain😂
What does india export? spices, agriculture produce, etc all low value goods in high quantity. What does it import? Technology, military, flights, etc all high value goods. It is going to be very painful, but good thing for india. Time to have their own computer operating system, mobile operating system, build more r&d labs (instead of temples/maszids/churches and ashrams which dont increase GDP rather kill GDP and cause environmental problems). Infact churches in usa are being repurposed and china has no wastage in temples and politics (elections). Being Indian, i wish all the pain to rich and middle class indians, so they become self reliant.
Exactly 💯
Dolund trump: Don’t trade with Russia.
India: 2-day Russian Oil Prime Delivery confirmed 💀
Pump Tariffs
Trump is the banking jaggernaut of India as well. Fall of Sensex has been devastating for indian taxpayers. #modipain
This hypocrisy is at a very high level…
Trump is developing a personal military against his own anericans, walking in the wannabe light of dictator like Putin the barbarian. Trump is shaming American values on the global arena, trump is making money off of Ukraine's suffering. All so called leader, these pigs, trump, modi, putin yet Xi is a transparent snake, hides nothing as in, what ya think you can do about it, if Chinese start to march out of china , the world will become a Palistain.
Trump can shove his genocide tarrif the peaceful pedo president we see you
Software giants are going to lose big userbase once government backed social media platform Start entering the Indian market. You brought this upon yourself foolish americans 😂
Now one mention of Panjab drowning.
Put figures here Palki ma’am. Russia is a hopeless business partner for India. Russia is now closer to China. Last year Russia bought USD 115 billion worth of goods from China and just USD 5 billion from India! What a great partner!!!India needs USA. They bought USD 87 billion worth if goods from India last year.
Saw in a western media. Of India’s Crude oil purchase form Russia, Reliance tops with 34%, followed by Nayara with 14%. Who is really benefiting? Is it worth risking India’s USD 87 billion exports to USA.
Adani and ambani benefitting from Russian oil not common man in india. This hypocrite journalist will not talk about it.
The more we move away from US the more peace prevail
Americans should send a ‘Congratulations Card’ to Modi, Putin, and Xi; meanwhile, continue with Trump’s ‘tariff plan’. Revoke all Indian Working Visas and return jobs to American people.
Not very long, just a couple of months from now, the ‘Three Stooges’ will tear each other to death, and they will crawl back to Trump, begging for forgiveness and a deal!
INDIANS
Never forget American's ancestors from which country whose govt members tried to erase india prosperity development and rendering its citizens to poverty.
They will never attack western countries or stopping their development. But they wont hesitate to curb Asian countries from being at the top of the ladder.
You criticized EU for buying Russian oil and now you are defending India for that… Seriously
Trump is a Shameless creature 👾
America must sanction India,India government create war,
Trumps a moron. Modi isn't far behind…
Puppet Trump who serves his master's.India Russia and China can pathe there own path that U.S ain't in on,they hypocrisy deception lost there morality