India isn't scared by Trump's Russia threats

印度不为特朗普对俄罗斯的威胁所惧。

World in 10

2025-07-23

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Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on Russia's trading partners is not just aimed at China. It is also aimed at Moscow's other big Asian trade partner, India. After examining the influence of Xi Jinping, Russia specialist Mark Galeotti explains why Narendra Modi isn’t scared by the threat of US tariffs and why he can keep playing Trump and Putin off each other. The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists.  Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio  Read more: www.thetimes.com  Picture: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Welcome to the World in 10.

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  • Today with me, Tom Noonan and Alex Dibble.

  • Donald Trump's latest gamble to get Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine is to threaten Russia's trade partners with tariffs in the hope they'll pressure Russia into peace talks before Trump's 50-day deadline.

  • And whilst China is the biggest, most powerful country in that mix, India is also a target.

  • It buys almost 40% of its oil from Russia.

  • But politicians in New Delhi don't appear to be scared by Trump's threat.

  • Yesterday the Russia specialist Mark Gallotti was with us to look at how China could be responding to Donald Trump's deadline and Mark is back with us today to discuss India this time.

  • Mark, where does India sit in this latest strategy by Trump?

  • We spoke about the view that tariffs against China are being seen by some as an empty threat.

  • Is that the same for India?

  • India's position is really quite an interesting and complex one.

  • I mean they are perfectly happy to accept cheap oil from Russia to help fuel their economy,