NEW DELHI — U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%. India has called the additional tariffs “unfortunate.”

Trump's Wednesday announcement came as India and the U.S. are still negotiating a trade deal that has faced roadblocks after it was first announced when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Trump in Washington earlier this year.

It also comes at a time when ties between India and the U.S. appear to have taken a hit even as Modi and Trump share a warm relationship.

Here is how India, a strategic partner of the U.S. in Asia, ended up facing steep tariffs:

February

Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. He initially spares India

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