Former U.S. President Donald Trump made scathing remarks about India and Russia, saying he “doesn’t care” what either country does with their dead economies. His comment is seen as a response to stalled trade negotiations between Washington and New Delhi.
President Trump had set the deadline of August 1, 2025, to set and negotiate tariff trade deals with the U.S. trading partners. In a previous post on Wednesday, Trump announced that the trade deal with India had failed, and it was announced that a 25% tariff, along with the penalty imposed on India for buying oil and energy from Russia.
“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India; their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!,” said President Trump on Trump Truth Social Post’s X account.
“While India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
India, however, says that it is studying the implications of Trump’s announcements and remained dedicated to securing a fair trade deal. Regarding Trump’s threats, the U.S. President initially indicated it was for India buying Russian arms and oil, and that it is a non-monetary trade barrier.
When asked about the penalty at the White House, he said it was partially due to trade issues and partially because of India’s involvement in the BRICS group of developing nations which he described as hostile to the U.S. Trump in July and said that the U.S. will impose an additional 10 percent tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the anti-American policy of the BRICS.
Read more: Trump Announces Oil Deal with Pakistan Amid Rising Trade Tensions with India
It is noted that Russia continued to be the top oil supplier to India during the first six months of 2025, making up 35 percent of the overall supplies. The added states, the world’s largest economy, currently has a $45.7 billion trade deficit with India. White House Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett said Trump was frustrated with the progress of trade talks with India and believed that a 25% tariff announcement would help the situation.