US Ambassador to India
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India has been the world's second-largest buyer of Russian oil since 2022, snapping up discounted crude while Western nations sanctioned Moscow. On February 2, 2026, Trump announced that Modi agreed to stop these purchases in exchange for US tariff cuts from 50% to 18%, ending a trade war that escalated for nearly a year.
Updated May 29
Coordinating Rubio's visit on the ground
The Quad foreign ministers met in New Delhi on May 26 and produced three concrete agreements: a joint critical minerals framework, an Indo-Pacific maritime surveillance initiative, and the Quad's first joint infrastructure project — a port in Fiji. Rubio called the trade deal 'on the verge.'
Updated May 26
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