India’s import of Russian oil was not the main reason behind US President Donald Trump’s move to impose 50 per cent tariffs on India, but it had more to do with New Delhi’s refusal to endorse Trump’s claim that his intervention led to a truce between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said.

Rajan, in a viral video, was seen speaking at an event at the University of Zurich where he argued that while Trump imposed hefty tariffs on India for not endorsing his version of events that led to the ceasefire agreement, Pakistan “played along” and got only 19 per cent tariffs. The video is from December 4, reported NDTV .

‘Pakistan played it right’

Rajan further stated Pakistan “played it right” and gave Trump the credit for the cease

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