India faces tough choices under US tariff pressure
Sunday, 10 August 2025 () New Delhi (AFP) Aug 8, 2025
India faces an ultimatum from the United States with major political and economic ramifications both at home and abroad: end purchases of Russian oil or face painful tariffs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the world's most populous nation and its fifth-biggest economy, must make some difficult decisions. US President Donald Trump has given longstanding ally India, one of the wor
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