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'Modi, Trump to work out 100% tariff issue'

economictimes.indiatimes.com · 3h · first reportShare

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi share a “very good working relationship” and would resolve differences over the tariff issue linked to India’s purchase of Russian oil, according to US Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro.Responding to a question, Navarro referred to an op-ed he had written in the Financial Times around six to eight months ago, in which he argued that India had not been involved in the Russian oil trade before Moscow invaded Ukraine but had subsequently increased its purchases and exported large volumes of refined products, which he said helped support Russia’s war effort.Navarro said the issue had since been resolved and recalled facing strong criticism online from India after the article was published. As quoted by ANI, the official said such reactions were not the way problems were resolved in the US.Also read: America hurting its own interest; India well-insulated against US tariffs on Russian oil, expert saysOn the