Trump Tariff on India: After capturing Venezuela, India and China are now the target of US President Donald Trump. Trump is now preparing to impose heavy tariffs of up to 500 percent on them. To put pressure on countries like India, China and Brazil to stop buying oil from Russia, Trump has approved a new bill named ‘Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025’. This bill has the power to change international trade and all the energy sectors of the world.
Why is this bill special?
US Senator Lindsey Graham says that through this bill the President will be able to take action against those countries which are supporting Russia’s efforts to continue the war in Ukraine by buying cheap oil from it. Through the bill, action will be taken against the countries buying oil from Russia, which will put pressure on those countries and they will stop buying oil from Russia. These countries import not only crude oil but also uranium from Russia.
This announcement, made on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, is being seen as part of the Trump administration’s ‘America First’ trade policy and its efforts to implement a ceasefire in Ukraine. After a press conference with Trump on Wednesday, Senator Graham told a press conference that this bill will give us an opportunity to put tremendous pressure on big economies like China, India and Brazil. Graham also said that by buying cheap oil from Russia, Ukraine is helping Russia in continuing the war. Ukraine is ready to compromise, while Putin is bent on killing innocents.
India’s reaction to Trump’s order
Currently 50 percent American tariff is imposed on India. If Trump imposes tariffs up to 500 percent, it will be nothing less than an economic disaster for many countries including India. This would actually be like imposing a complete trade ban on some of the world’s biggest economies.
India has called this pressure from America unfair and unreasonable because the most important thing for India is to ensure energy security for its population of 1.4 billion people. It is clear from the data of 2025 that India has already reduced buying oil from Russia. Reliance Industries and other government refineries have reduced oil purchases from Russian companies like Rosneft and Lukoil. Meanwhile, India has also increased the purchase of crude oil from America by about 11 percent.
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