Trump Cuts India Tariffs in Deal He Links to Russian Oil

Operations at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, India.Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Shruti Srivastava

February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC

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February 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump said he would roll back punitive tariffs on India in return for an agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would stop buying Russian oil, easing months of tension between the two countries.