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Donald Trump News: Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariff on India, but India has challenged American pressure by paying for Russian oil in rubles and yuan instead of dollars. Russia’s Deputy PM Novak himself has confirmed this.

Trump’s tariffs and India’s move
Trump had imposed 50 percent tariff on India in August 2025. The reason for this? India buying cheap oil from Russia. The White House argued that this oil purchase was providing indirect funding to Russia for the Ukraine war. Calling it a ‘trade imbalance’ and a ‘national security threat’, Trump had warned India to stop Russian oil, otherwise the tariff would be doubled. India has not accepted to bow down to Trump’s threat. India gave priority to its interests. This is the reason why India adopted a counter strategy instead of bowing down.
What did the Russian Deputy PM tell?
Trump shocked by India’s move?
In this way, this ‘game’ of India in response to Trump’s tariffs is a masterstroke to bypass the dollar. Ruble payment not only reduces the impact of US sanctions, but also strengthens Russia-India trade. The use of the yuan is a signal of warming relations with China, which provides a counter strategy to Trump’s ‘America First’ policy. If seen in a way, this step of India is also an alleged part of the de-dollarization campaign of BRICS countries. Anyway, PM Modi has repeatedly said that India will not come under anyone’s pressure and Swadeshi is India’s weapon.

Shankar Pandit has more than 10 years of experience in journalism. Before News18 (Network18 Group), he had worked with Hindustan times (Live Hindustan), NDTV, India News Aand Scoop Whoop. Currently he is handling…read more
Shankar Pandit has more than 10 years of experience in journalism. Before News18 (Network18 Group), he had worked with Hindustan times (Live Hindustan), NDTV, India News Aand Scoop Whoop. Currently he is handling… read more
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