Public sentiment is significantly negative towards both Trump and Modi, with widespread distrust of Trump's statements regarding India's oil imports and strong calls for Modi to adopt a more assertive stance in foreign policy. Many commenters express a desire to maintain longstanding relations with Russia despite external pressures from the US. Critical comments highlight perceived vulnerabilities in India's sovereignty and the narrative of US influence over Indian decisions.

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Narendra Modi

So if US agrees, China cuts down Iranian oil and increase Russian oil imports, Indian cuts down Russian oil and increase Iranian oil imports, win-win (for China and India).

dufutur

winpickles4life

No you will buy our expensive LNG so that USA grants you "legitimacy".

Don't bow India.. don't.

DramaticMagician1709

Why does India need permission from the US to do anything at all?

Eagle_eye_Online

At the current rate of decline, nobody needs the US to allow anything anymore in another year or so.

OPGuest

We just bombed a nuclear arms facility in Iran so now we're going to say it's ok for India to buy oil from Iran?

That makes a lot of sense, right?

JobsGone

Every country is being treated like little beeyatches by this administration….

Emotional_Gazelle_37

b_tight

I can see this this taking an interesting turn since Israel is a major US ally and won't benefit when Iran gets richer.

Suitable-Guava7813

Didn't US want India to import the costly crude from Venezuela ?

RedDevil-84

I thought there was a "global price for oil" but googling tells me Brent Crude et al are benchmarks. Venezuela offers up to a 40% discount, and Iran sells to China at a 15-30% discount.

hgwelz

This is about the same requirement as from the United States, which demanded that the EU impose 100% duties on China and India.That is, they are not feasible.The United States will not allow Iran and Venezuela to sell oil and will not lift sanctions against them.

trs12571

I could see the US bombing Venezuelan boats carrying oil to India and just saying they were full of drugs.  Would hit this groups M.O. pretty well.

Guuhatsu

India could just ask Venezuela and Iran … 

USA is a circus and doesn’t have any right to say anything because pedonnald has tantrums

akotoshi

India, just be glad the GOP is too stupid to impose tariffs on services.

Significant-Base6893

Thats a very reasonable request considering Indias size, it being 3rd world country and limited buying options.

CrimeMasterGogoChan

Low-IQ people in the comments are taking this too serious. India is literally ragebaiting the US knowing they won't lift any restrictions.

whl52

homo-exterruit

Yarafsm

DarthSimius

Probably a good deal for the US. Venezuela and Iran may mistreat their populations, but they're not actively funding an offensive war against Europe. Better to cut off money to Russia and let Iran and Venezuela have a chunk. Both countries need the money way more than Russia anyways.

gannex

PeaceJoy4EVER

How can India be trusted?  Didn’t they keep calling Russia a good friend?

Objective-Ring7630

This is great news, if only Trampel could realize new opportunities

uniqueworld20

Up H1B fee for existing and new applicants to $1M

90% tax on profits from offshore labor to India.

Lets be done with them as they have proven themselves to be untrustworthy

No_Unused_Names_Left

Imagine asking daddy US to allow you to trade with your own money to fullfil you own needs

TON_THENOOB

FantasticAd8253

Legitimate-Leek4235

No-Tension7016

Remember the pedophile in chief said trade wars are fun and easy to win! Tell that right now to all the soybean farmers in America that are fucking begging for socialism right now!

Objective_Problem_90

Wonder when Trump will get around to asking Bibi to stop buying Russian oil?

South-Rabbit-4064

As a Venezuelan I hope this doesnt happen

nosocialisms

Iran import is almost the same as Russian import. Russia can easily import  oil through Iran...

Kiragalni

I think India might be surprised about who is going to ship the "venezualian" oil to them in a few months.

Soft_Marionberry4932

It's like oil is cursed. Most countries with oil become extremes or dictatorships, they are all screw-up. Imagine cut Russia and allow Iran/Venezuela. I guess is an improvement but damn.

Valuable_Net_1517

If there is anyway an embargo on most goods from India, why not import oil from all three countries?

Safe-Mind-241

Significant-Dog-8169

Russia , iran , venezuela?? Why can't they buy from us approved ethical sources??

handmegun

How about no.  We will no longer tolerate terrorists or those who do commerce with them.

Nofanta

 Maybe it will drop prices world wide lol

TempleOfTheLivingGod

Imagine having to ask for permission to buy oil from a third country being the most populated country on Earth. When will India grow some 🎱s?

crowdl

ExpensiveMention8781

Prestigious-Tank1452

Why the f India need US to allow them to buy things from other countries. India is a sovereign country ffs

kpeng2

Can't India make deals with non terror states?

BlackPillies

India bowing down it seems. What happened to the master stroke?

Born-Relief8229

Soon the Russians wont have any extra oil left to sell, and equipment also cannot be spared. Problem solved!

Wizinit29

Tariff India for buying Russia oil but no Tariff for Russia. We are living in an alternate reality

TrippleTiii

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Is that only on goods, or also on services? 

I guess the latter could really do harm to India's economy, but would also cause a lot of damage in the US.

Maeglin75

When Trump imposes tariffs on half the world, do they really matter any more?

Rider_Dom

dhe69

The world should sanction India until they stop buying or sending anything to and from Russia

Inglorious555

Not on India but on IMPORTED Indian goods.

tuxalator

So he's taken a positive action, or has he? Please can anyone clarify what this will actually do and if it will make any difference to either side? Is this a concrete move of support or just a sideways move with no impact?

Fearless_Ad_7379

I'm concerned that the US is just driving India into Russia’s arms by doing that.

sligor

Jacmac_

Will the tarrifs stop the call centers from fucking calling my shit every day

Unfiltered_America

Y’all worried about Indian trade while Putin’s out here playing Minecraft with your borders.

Ok_Background_4323

The tariffs exempt nearly everything India exports

ftgyhujikolp

And you would have complained if Biden let oil prices rise.  Gtfo

juanitopastelito

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Mykytagnosis

50% sales tax on Americans to punish India

philo351

But how much do these tariffs really affect India? I can't recall ever seeing a "Made in India" product in American store shelves.

SteadfastEnd

Modi is out there taunting Trump in public - look up his recent remarks about ‘digital aid’. I don’t think he cares about appeasing Trump.

AfterDarkAsset

He shouldn’t. Trump is not a good faith negotiator. There should never be any compromise unless US are willing to sign a trade treaty that will be ratified by Congress with clauses against any future third party sanctions against India or Indian entities. Any compromises may be made in that treaty.

Sumeru88

Is russian oil really an issue ? 

The oil goes to Europe after refining. That's why sanction made an exception to russian oil as long it comes indirectly,uch as through india. 

Keeping that in mind, it does not matter if india keeps importing russian oil. 

How will a large country like India thst pretty much imports all its oil requirements,get oil from elsewhere without oil pricing going up ?

lukup

SS

Indian PM Modi's got a big headache - How to square things with Trump and get America off India's back.

America's back at the table for trade deal negotiations. India's willing to compromise on red lines like on GMOs and dairy imports and willing to pony up cash to buy American aircraft, weapons and oil.

But that isn't the problem. The problem is the guy in the White House. Trump's the one holding up the trade deal and officials on both sides say nothing's gonna change until Trump's personal grudge against Modi gets patched up.

What's the problem? Trump wanted Modi to kiss his ass. First he asked for a Nobel peace prize nomination, then for India to announce that it'd stop buying Russian oil. Both times Modi said no.

Modi probably wouldn't mind stopping Russian oil imports. He'd probably have done it if Trump had asked nicely. But Trump doesn't really give a shit about that - He wants to humiliate Modi, show India giving up and kneeling before him. He wants to show his MAGA fanboys a PUBLIC win, Modi's only ready to give him a PRIVATE one. That's the stalemate.

So what's the way out? The ball's in Trump's court. Maybe the new ambassador to India(who's one of his main lackeys) could convince him to just sign the deal. Maybe India could offer another sweetener, like a new defence deal with Boeing(who Trump's tight with).

Either way, the pro-US argument in the Indian diplomatic world are holding their noses and keeping their heads down because they've been eating crow with Trump destroying a lot of what they were hyping about the India-US relationship. That's gonna have long-term consequences.

casualphilosopher1

 No, because the russian oil stuff was a excuse.

Jealous_Land9614

Why does Trump demand things from India he is unwilling to do (add new sanctions to Russia). Trump has no tariffs on Russia. I really seems that it is just the excuse to drive India towards Russia while pretending to want the opposite.

Jazzlike_Painter_118

"Indian refiners are preparing to shift away from Russian oil, with a drop in purchases possible from December, three sources with knowledge of the matter said"

mugz8391

For many months, Trump has been preventing a vote in Congress on tougher sanctions against Russia, but at the same time he is demanding that China, India, and Europe cease their business dealings with Russia. At the same time, however, America is still buying billions of dollars worth of raw materials from Russia. As of August 2025, the US purchased $3.95 billion worth of goods from Russia in the first half of 2025. And Trump has also eased sanctions against Belarus, allowing them to buy spare parts for Boeing aircraft again. Some of these will surely end up back in Russia. Trump should figure out what he really wants.

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I heard even Ukraine gets Indian Diesel refined from Russian oil.

DonManuel

I mean its a global market no? Isnt everyone indirectly a big importer of Russia?

Revolutionary-Bag-52

Trump's 50% tariff on India includes these products made from Russian oil.

TheoryOfDevolution

Look there are only two oil markets now. American and Russian. With all the investments America has made with wars in the Middle East and what not, the entire Saudi-UAE-Iraqi-American oil is all the same nexus and India bypassing Exxon-Chevron &amp; petro-dollar cabal to buy oil from Russia is what US hates, not Russian oil. 

Venezuela and Iran are out of the picture because America made sure of it. 

So, unless you have large number of dinosaurs buried in Europe, India or China, the oil you can currently dig up is in Russia. And the part of largest refineries are in India which produce oil at a cheaper price compared to the American ones. There are literally only very few major options here in the export market here, US-India-Netherlands-SK and a few more, but the US is almost twice as Netherlands and India producing one third of the US. So, you will inevitably end up with Indian oil at least to some percent.

ExtremeBack1427

That headline is technically correct but also misleading. According to that article, the US is the 4th largest importer of Indian oil products accounting for 6% of Indian oil product exports. Also according to the article, France and the Netherlands together are also 6% of Indian oil product exports.

Littlepage3130

So long as you pay a taste to the teflon don or his family, it’s only business.

franchisedfeelings

America banning Russian oil but buying Indian products made from Russian oil is peak geopolitical gymnastics.

Maris_Sea

They want us to stop buying, just so they can push their expensive shít.

NoMedicine3572

&gt; The U.S. is a major importer of Indian products made from Russian oil 

Is this news? We already knew that.

edparadox

And then people be like ugh tariffs are bad and illegal!

EastClevelandBest

$1.4 billion in six months is a negligible amount for an economy which is by far the biggest oil consumer on the planet. Compare this to the EU, who paid $25 billion directly to Russia in 2024. This is **not** including russian oil from India.

AcanthocephalaEast79

US can't swallow that their Oil dominance is over

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