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America Tries to Sabotages India-Russia Ties, Trump's Strategy Backfires
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News18•07-10-2026, 13:21
America Tries to Sabotages India-Russia Ties, Trump's Strategy Backfires
- •America's attempts to exert diplomatic and economic pressure on India have completely failed as India refused to negotiate under the threat of sanctions.
- •The Trump administration introduced the Lindsay O. Graham Russia and Iran Sanctions Act to create a rift between India and Russia's strategic friendship.
- •Despite Washington's threats of up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, India made it clear that it will not compromise on its sovereignty.
- •America's duplicity is exposed as it targets India while ignoring China, which remains a much larger buyer of Russian crude oil and gas.
- •India remains firmly committed to its multi-aligned diplomacy, proving that Washington must abandon threats and engage on equal footing.
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Signed by US President Donald Trump, the legislation grants the US administration expanded powers to impose up to 100% punitive tariffs on countries that continue significant purchases of Russian oil and gas.
Talks stalled because Washington attempted to pressure India into opening up its industrial, agricultural, and digital sectors without restrictions while simultaneously hanging the threat of 100% tariffs over its head.
New Delhi made it clear that its foreign policy remains independent, refusing to negotiate under pressure or compromise on its national sovereignty and energy security.
