The Trump administration may reduce the 50 per cent tariff imposed on India to 15 per cent, media reports suggest. Have the two countries reached an agreement on reducing tariffs? Is an agreement imminent, and what are the terms of the agreement? Why is the US now prepared to back down after imposing tariffs?

US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at the White House on October 21 by lighting a lamp and extending greetings to the Indian community. During the meeting, Trump also mentioned his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which trade was also discussed.

Trump also reiterated that India will not buy large quantities of oil from Russia in the future. Trump made a similar claim last week regarding Russian oil. At that time, Trump stated that Prime Minister Modi had a

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