Trump says Modi assured him India will stop buying Russian oil

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : " Despite his push on India, Trump has largely avoided placing similar pressure on China.
59% : " The Indian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to emailed questions about whether Modi had made such a commitment to Trump.
58% : He followed up with an additional 25% because of the country's purchases of Russian oil.
50% : Trump has recently targeted India for its Russian oil purchases, imposing tariffs on Indian exports to the US to discourage the country's crude buying as he seeks pressure Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine.
50% : Trump wants to leverage bilateral relationships to enforce economic isolation on Russia, rather than relying solely on multilateral sanctions.
50% : The appointment of Gor, a close confidant to Trump, was widely seen as a positive move for the US-India bilateral relationship.
50% : During his comments to reporters, Trump added that India could not "immediately" halt shipments, calling it "a little bit of a process, but that process will be over soon.
50% : The US trade war with Beijing has complicated diplomatic efforts, with Trump reluctant to risk further escalation by demanding a halt to Chinese energy imports from Russia.
50% : Trump imposed a 25% tariff on India this summer after the two countries failed to reach an initial trade agreement.
46% : India chafed at the move because no other top purchasers of Russian oil, like China or Turkey, were hit with similar tariffs.
42% : "So I was not happy that India was buying oil, and he (Modi)assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia," Trump told reporters during a White House event.
25% : Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would next try to get China to do the same as Washington intensifies efforts to cut off Moscow's energy revenues.

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