Trump, Modi Discuss Trade and Energy; India to Limit Russian Oil Purchases

U.S. President Donald Trump said he held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, with the discussion centering primarily on trade relations between the two countries. “We talked about a lot of things, but mostly the world of trade,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office following the conversation.

According to Trump, the leaders also discussed energy cooperation, during which Modi assured him that India would scale back its oil imports from Russia. “He’s not going to buy much oil from Russia. He wants to see that war end as much as I do,” Trump said, emphasizing the shared interest in resolving the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

India and China are currently the two largest buyers of Russian seaborne crude exports. The Trump administration has recently taken a firmer stance on India’s continued oil purchases from Russia, including imposing tariffs on Indian exports to the United States as part of efforts to pressure Moscow into peace negotiations.

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