The U.S. and India continue to talk despite strained relations after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imports from the South Asian nation and threatened to slap penalties for buying Russian crude, a sign that the two nations are seeking to end a deadlock.

“Negotiations are still going on” and ties are not broken, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said at a media event in New Delhi on Saturday.

Trade talks between the two countries hit a road block after several rounds of negotiations over the past few months. Trump threatened to double tariffs on Indian exports to 50% by next week — a rate that’s far higher than regional peers — partly to punish New Delhi for its Russian oil purchases. U.S. trade negotiators deferred their visit to Delhi that had bee

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