Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has alleged that President Donald Trump’s trade policy has weakened the decades -old strategic efforts of India and the US. He said that he can bring India closer to Russia and China when buying heavy tariffs on India, especially Russian oil.

Softness on China, strictness on India
Bolton said that Trump started a mild business conflict with China in April, but withdrawn from a big step. At the same time, he put more than 50% tariff on India, including 25% secondary tariff. This tariff Trump imposed this because he said that India is funding the Russian war machine.

‘Worse result’ for America
Bolton said that this tariff brought the ‘worst result’ for America, because India strongly opposed it, especially because no such tariff was imposed on China. He says that this step can motivate India to interact against the US in association with Russia and China.

Former US official warning
US foreign policy expert Christopher Padila also warned that this tariff could harm India-US relations for a long time. He said that this may arise the question in the future whether America is a reliable partner, because India will remember this tariff.

‘Deal craving’ on China ‘
In his article written in The Hill, Bolton said that Trump’s softening on China can be seen as a “craving to the deal”, causing damage to American strategic interests. He warned that soft tariff rates for Beijing and strict tariffs for New Delhi would be “potentially big mistakes”.

India’s answer and Russia’s support
India described American tariffs as “inappropriate and impractical” and defended Russian oil imports. Russia also supported India and accused the US of putting “illegal trade pressure”.

Meeting Putin and Possible Strategy
Trump is going to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon. Bolton says that it will give Putin a chance to carry forward his strategy on many fronts and he can also use the issue of tariffs on India in his favor.