India ranks as the No. 2 importer of Russian oil since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, behind China, according to one research center.

Trump signed an executive order to double tariffs on Indian exports to 50 per cent within three weeks, days after the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned against the economic penalty.

India has been punished with steep tariffs as Trump escalates economic pressure on countries trading with Russia, as Putin-Witkoff meeting, despite being described as “constructive,” appears to have y