Mohandas Pai, Neelkanth Mishra, Pankaj Saran and Rahul Roy-Chaudhury decode the current spat and the changing landscape of foreign policy. One recommendation is to “keep the temperature down”.

For years, India has balanced close partnerships with both Washington and Moscow, even throughout Ukraine war. Trump is finally demanding it picks a side

Trump suggested that Russia’s economic potential is being wasted due to global pressures and U.S. tariffs. “Their economy is not doing well right now because it’s been very well disturbed by this,” he said, singling out India’s purchases of Russian oil.

There is a growing sense in India that its leaders should not allow American policymaking to shape its choices on vital energy supplies.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping and substantial tariffs on India, one of America’s most important trading partners. In addition to a 25% tariff that is set to go into effect Thursday,

President Trump took executive action Wednesday to hammer India with an additional 25% tariff due to its continued purchases of Russian oil.

Tariffs on Indian exports to the United States will surge to 50 percent by late August, as part of an effort by President Trump to pressure Russia into resolving its war in Ukraine.

Unless New Delhi can strike a deal with Washington, crucial sectors could be decimated, jeopardising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” push to turn the country into a manufacturing supply chain alternative to China.

US President Donald Trump has threatened 50% tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil. This has put Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bind – and it's all to do with Delhi's difficult relationship with Beijing.

The survey also found that an overwhelming 64% of respondents viewed India's growing economic influence on the global stage as a "good thing”.