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]]>US lawmakers and officials described India as a close and strategic partner, stressing that the agreement marks a positive reset in bilateral ties and opens the Indian market further to American goods and services.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Jim Risch congratulated President Trump on the agreement, calling it a major achievement. He said it was encouraging that the world’s largest democracy had agreed to lower trade barriers with the United States.
Risch described India as an essential partner in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific and said the new deal would also support Washington’s efforts to weaken Russia’s war economy. He noted that India’s commitment to purchase more American goods would help reduce its reliance on Russian energy and contribute to efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the agreement would provide a major boost to American farmers by expanding access to India’s vast consumer market. She said increased exports would raise prices for farm produce and inject new income into rural America.
Rollins pointed out that the United States recorded an agricultural trade deficit of 1.3 billion dollars with India in 2024. She added that India’s growing population makes it a key market for American farm products and that the deal could help narrow the trade gap.
Energy and investment cooperation was also highlighted by US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who described Trump as a dealmaker delivering record investments through American energy exports. He said the agreement demonstrated the use of energy diplomacy to strengthen international relationships while supporting the US economy.
President Trump announced that the trade deal would lower reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods from 25 per cent to 18 per cent. He said India would also reduce its tariffs and non-tariff barriers on American products to zero.
Senator Lindsey Graham said India had earned the tariff reduction and praised the agreement as part of a broader strategy to pressure countries that support Russia’s war effort. He said reducing purchases of Russian oil would increase pressure on Moscow and bring the conflict in Ukraine closer to an end.
Graham has previously proposed legislation that would impose steep tariffs on countries continuing to buy Russian oil.
Strategic analysts also reacted to the announcement. Kurt Campbell, Chairman and Co-Founder of Washington-based advisory firm The Asia Group and a former US Deputy Secretary of State, said the agreement was a welcome but delayed signal after months of strain in bilateral ties.
He said both sides were now attempting to restore momentum in a partnership once seen as central to the 21st century. While the deal includes steps to open Indian markets to US companies, Campbell noted that restoring long-term strategic alignment would remain a challenge.
The agreement was finalised after a phone conversation between President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump said the two leaders discussed trade, global security and efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump said India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil and instead increase purchases from the United States and potentially Venezuela. He added that India had committed to buying American energy, technology, agricultural products and other goods worth more than 500 billion dollars.
Prime Minister Modi welcomed the agreement and thanked President Trump for reducing tariffs on Indian products. He said the deal would benefit both nations and unlock new opportunities for cooperation between the world’s largest democracies.
Modi said stronger India-US ties would contribute to global peace, stability and prosperity and expressed his commitment to working closely with Trump to take the partnership to new heights.
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In response to a question about discussing Russian oil imports with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump indicated that he may bring up the topic during their upcoming meeting. “I may discuss it, but you know China, you probably saw it today. China’s cutting back very substantially on the purchase of Russian oil,” Trump added.
Trump is scheduled to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea. For several days, the Trump administration has claimed that India has promised to reduce its oil imports from Russia significantly.
However, India has maintained that its energy policy is shaped by its national interests, focusing on securing affordable and stable supplies for its consumers. The US government, meanwhile, has alleged that India’s continued purchase of Russian crude oil is indirectly funding Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The strained relations between New Delhi and Washington have been further complicated by trade tensions. The US imposed a hefty 50% tariff on Indian goods, including a 25% additional duty on India’s purchase of Russian crude oil, which India has called “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable.”
In another comment, Trump addressed his earlier remarks about resolving conflicts between India and Pakistan, asserting that he believed peace talks between India and Pakistan would be difficult but that the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be easier to resolve. He remarked, “If you look at India and Pakistan, I thought any one of the deals I’ve already done would have been more difficult than Russia and Ukraine, but it didn’t work out that way.”
Since May 10, Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for helping broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, following intense military actions between the two countries. However, India maintains that the ceasefire agreement was the result of direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the Indian and Pakistani armed forces, not external mediation.
The tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 civilians, prompting India to launch Operation Sindoor on May 7 against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. After four days of intense cross-border strikes, India and Pakistan agreed to cease hostilities on May 10.
Despite the ongoing diplomatic tensions, Trump’s comments continue to stir controversy as both India and the US navigate their complex relationship amid global energy and geopolitical challenges.
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]]>The Tarabalka, a MiG-29, was shot down on March 13 while facing an “overwhelming” amount of enemy forces, according to the UK publication. According to his relatives, the jet pilot was posthumously given Ukraine’s finest honor for gallantry in battle, the Order of the Golden Star. He has also been bestowed the title of Ukrainian Hero.
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]]>Authorities in Ukraine believe Russian forces are gathering and will shortly start a full-scale invasion in the nation’s east, and evacuation orders have been given a day after a missile damaged a railway station in the region of Kramatorsk.
According to the administration, Russian military bombardment is growing, thus residents must be evacuated. It claims it will endeavor to protect the existing stations from being overcrowded in the event of another strike.
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]]>Following the discovery of mass burial sites and reportedly killed people in Bucha, Ukraine and Western countries have charged Russian forces with atrocities, triggering threats of proceedings at the International Criminal Court. However, the Russian Defence Ministry refuted that its troops massacred residents in the area reclaimed by Ukrainian troops lately.
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]]>The US also asked India to consider oil supplies from Moscow after Washington took a major measure prohibiting crude oil shipments from the Kremlin.
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]]>Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister, stated on Monday that Ukraine had “obviously” refused a Russian demand for Mariupol residents to surrender and that the condition in the besieged city was “extremely terrible.”
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]]>India’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, said: “We genuinely hope that the continuing direct talks between Russia and Ukraine result in a cease-fire. There is no other option than to pursue diplomacy and communication. The severe humanitarian situation necessitates quick action.”
Nevertheless, Thursday’s negotiations between Ukraine’s and Russia’s delegations are remained deadlocked. President Joe Biden of the United States stated that his nation will not fight in Ukraine and that a clash between NATO and Russia would culminate in World War III.
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]]>“This much is obviously clear: Ukraine will never be a win for Putin,” Biden stated in a tweet. Putin might be able to conquer a city, but he’ll never be able to maintain control of the country.”
In reaction to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine, he placed an embargo on US imports of Russian oil, gas, and electricity just hours ago. “Russian oil will no longer be taken at US ports,” he said, “and the American people will strike back hard against Putin’s military machine.”
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