Trump Turns the Trade Screw on India, While Washington’s Hemisphere Threats Grow Louder

Trade Screw
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US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh and unusually blunt warning to India, threatening to sharply raise tariffs if New Delhi continues to purchase Russian oil, even as Washington simultaneously signals coercive intent across Latin America and the Arctic region. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday (January 4), Trump said tariffs on India could be increased “very quickly” and warned such a move would be “very bad” for New Delhi. Referring to PM Narendra Modi, Trump remarked, “Modi’s a very good guy… but he knew I was not happy. It was important to make me happy.”

Read more at: https://tfipost.com/2026/01/trump-turns-the-trade-screw-on-india-while-washingtons-hemisphere-threats-grow-louder/

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  • 6 Jan 2026
  • WerIndia

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