Trade negotiations between the U.S. and India are ongoing, although New Delhi has some “red lines” that it will defend, according to India's foreign minister.

“I mean, negotiations are still going on in the sense that nobody said the negotiations are off. You know? I mean, and people, people do talk to each other,” Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said at an Economic Times forum event on Saturday.

President Trump’s administration is set to hit India with a 50 percent tariff on Aug. 27, including a 25 percent duty on India over its Russian oil purchases, which Trump and his advisers have argued is fueling Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Earlier this week, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said he does not expect Trump to extend the timeline on doubling the tariff rate.

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