US-India ties hit a new low

 Donald Trump is a man of controversy and hypocrisy. He has done some good things, some are very commendable, but as with anyone, the spotlight is on the bad. Toying with global markets has become part of his daily routine. He wakes up, orders a cup of coffee, sighs, sees his name in a couple of articles, feels proud and thinks, whose tariffs should I hike today? This time he chose India.


50% tariff rates imposed on India. Why? India has bought arms and jets from Russia since the 1950s. This fact is not new for anyone. Due to sanctions on Russian oil, it comes at a discounted rate. India buys it, not for political reasons but for economic ones. India needs to meet the commercial needs of its population.

 

"It is therefore extremely unfortunate that the US should choose to impose additional tariffs on India for actions that several other countries are also taking in their national interest," the brief statement read. (from BBC) 


This statement clearly expresses the Indian viewpoint: India does not buy oil from Russia to fund the war, but to protect its national interests. Trump went so far as to claim that India does not care about the Ukrainian people killed by the “Russian War Machine”. India has provided  7,725 kg of medicines and equipment in 2022 alone. In 2023, they completed 12 consignments of humanitarian supplies to Ukraine, and in August 2024, India gifted four BHISHM cubes, which can treat up to 200 medical cases a day. All this to show that India doesn't care?


Trump requires some defending of his own. He claims not to have known about the USA’s Russian imports of uranium and fertilisers. Can we claim that he doesn't care about the dying Ukrainians either?


In my opinion, this tariff hike is unnecessary. If Trump wants to solve the problem, he should stop blaming others and directly go to the source of the problem. The Russia-Ukraine conflict needs to end, and India has voiced its opinion on it. The answer to his dilemma does not lie in gambling with tariffs but in peace talks and confrontation; the sooner he realises it, the better for everyone.



As mentioned before in my first post. None of the things in this article are meant to slander or disrespect any political figure; it is simply for comedic and educational purposes.

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