00:00well the debate might be on but this is certain the India-US trade ties have just hit turbulent
00:16waters in a stunning move President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian
00:22goods that we all know and this tariff has now gone up to 50% the total tariff that is there
00:28and the reason that has been cited is simply India's purchase of Russian oil at least that's
00:35what Donald Trump is saying now this 50% tariff has put India at par with Brazil and it's above
00:43even China the question here is why so is India being unfairly singled out or is there more than
00:51what meets the eye India says its oil imports are driven by market needs and energy security for
00:571.4 billion people it's a balancing act between Russia and the West one New Delhi has managed so
01:04far but Trump's moves raise different questions let's break it down point wise point number one
01:10what triggered this sudden tariff escalation well many say it's not just oil but optics too a president
01:18eyeing the Nobel Peace Prize may be using India's leverage to push Moscow and Beijing back to the
01:25negotiating table point number two is India's refusal to acknowledge Trump's role in India
01:32Pakistan's ceasefire remember the operation Sindhu is that the reason well some observers suggest that
01:39India's denial of US especially Trump's role in halting operation Sindhu against Pakistan is the reason
01:47why Trump is angry remember Trump has claimed it time and again possibly over 25 times or more now that
01:54he brokered a peace deal between India and Pakistan point number three why no action against China the top
02:02buyer of Russian oil Trump admits China buys more Russian oil than India yet no immediate penalty is China
02:09too big to be punished or is Trump waiting for the right moment it may happen I mean I don't know I
02:24can't tell you yet but I can we did it with we did it with India we're doing it probably with a couple of
02:31others one of them could be China yes you hear Donald Trump here he almost had momentary lapse of reason
02:39and knowledge when he said that he has no knowledge about China buying oil from Russia point number four
02:46should India now ditch Russia to appease the West that's what Washington might want but India has long
02:52followed a policy of strategic autonomy can it afford to abandon a reliable energy partner also with the
02:59dates being finalized for Russian president Vladimir Putin's visit to India and NSA Ajit Duval's visit to
03:06Moscow as of now as we speak it's in itself speaks volumes clearly oil is from Russia with love and it's
03:15not over just now point number five is this about oil at all or is it about influence some insiders say
03:24the tariffs are a warning shot to Russia and China with India caught in the crossfire
03:29Trump confirmed that trucks with Moscow have restarted could India be the pressure ball
03:34Washington needed with the tariffs kicking in on August 27th and a US trade delegation headed to
03:40India just before the coming weeks could shape the next chapter in India-US relationships will
03:47New Delhi bend or hold its ground we will wait and watch we leave you with what Indian Prime Minister
03:54Narendra Modi said following the doubling of the tariffs from the United States
03:59India will continue to fight the
04:21You are the one who needs to understand the truth and the truth shall not understand it.
04:34I know that I can feel very good at this time.
04:41But I am ready for it.
04:44My country's land, my country's land, my country's land,
04:49Today, Bharat is ready.
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