New Delhi, Jan 8: The Congress on Thursday said the India-US relationship is going through “turbulent times” and each day is a “fresh challenge” as US President Donald Trump backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil.
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the India-US ties are seeing a “new abnormal”, notwithstanding posts of appeasement from the Indian prime minister.
“Senator Lindsay Graham, a close ally of President Trump, is pushing a Bill that will impose vast new sanctions on India for its trade and other ties with Russia. Earlier, Senator Bernie Moreno had introduced a Bill that proposes a 25 per cent tax on American companies that make outsourcing payments,” he said on X.
To add to India’s extreme discomfiture, President Trump continues to shower lavish praise on Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Congress leader said.
“There is undoubtedly a ‘new abnormal’ in the bilateral relationship. Every day is a fresh challenge, appeasing posts from the PM notwithstanding.”
Trump has backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on nations buying Russian oil, giving the White House leverage against countries like China and India to stop them from purchasing cheap oil from Moscow. (IANS)
