US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 50 percent tariff on India citing import of Russian crude oil. However, after Trump’s move, it is constantly being criticized in the political circles of America.

Former US Deputy Foreign Minister Kurt Campbell criticized Trump’s additional tariff on India in an interview to CNBC International. He said that due to this tariff, relations between America and India are now in danger.

He said, “America’s most important relationship in the 21st century is with India and now this relationship is mostly in danger. The way President Trump has talked about India and Prime Minister Modi, it has put the Indian government in a difficult situation.”

Former US Secretary of State advised PM Modi

Campbell advised India and said, “Prime Minister Modi should not bow down to President Trump at all.” He also said, “America can have the opposite impact of pressurizing India’s relationship with Russia. If you tell India that leaves their relations with Russia, then the strategists of India will reverse it right.”

Campbell insisted on this, saying, “The most important relationship in the field of technology, education and military cooperation for America in the 21st century is between America and India and now it is in danger.”

What did the State Department of America say in the statement,

The US State Department issued a statement on Thursday (August 7, 2025) saying, “India is a strategic partner and the US is having a clear and open interaction with India. Even though there is tension in the relationship between the two countries amid the tariff dispute. Earlier, US President Donald Trump said,” There will be no business conversation with India until this tariff dispute is resolved. “

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