PM
Modi
a d
T ump
to
wo k
o
ta iff
deal
NEW
DELHI:
US
se io
cou sello
fo
t ade
a d
ma ufactu i g
Pete
Nava o
has
said
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
a d
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
have
a
“ve y
good
wo ki g
elatio ship”
a d
will
esolve
diffe e ces
ove
the
US
ta iff
issue
li ked
to
I dia’s
impo ts
of
Russia
oil.Respo di g
to
a
ANI
questio ,
Nava o
ecalled
the
backlash
he
faced
i
I dia
afte
w iti g
a
op-ed
o
the
I dia-Russia
oil
t ade.“Du i g
the
Uk ai e-Russia
wa ,
6-8
mo ths
ago,
I
thi k
I
w ote
a
op-ed,
which
absolutely
factually
co ectly
poi ted
out
that
p io
to
the
Russia
i vasio
of
Uk ai e,
I dia
was
ot
i volved
i
the
oil
t ade
with
Russia,
but
afte wa ds
it
got
heavily
i volved
a d
was
selli g
a
lot
of
efi ed
p oducts
o
behalf
of
Russia,
which
helped
feed
the
wa
machi e,”
Nava o
said.“A d
that
issue
has
bee
esolved.
Maybe
I
had
a
little
bit
to
do
with
that
with
that
op-ed,
but
I
ca
tell
you,
I
got
actually
fi ebombed
by
the
I dia
co ti e t
o
the
i te et.
All
I
would
say
to
you,
do ‘t
do
that,”
he
added.Nava o,
howeve ,
said
the
issue
would
ultimately
be
ha dled
by
T ump
a d
Modi
themselves.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
“That’s
ot
how
we
esolve
p oblems
he e
i
Ame ica.
With
espect
to
you
questio ,
the
P eside t
a d
you
P ime
Mi iste
have
a
ve y
good
wo ki g
elatio ship.
They
a e
goi g
to
wo k
that
out
amo gst
themselves,
a d
it’s
ot
fo
me
o
a y
gaggle
to
get
betwee
that,”
he
said.His
ema ks
come
amid
e ewed
co ce s
i
I dia
ove
possible
US
t ade
measu es
ta geti g
cou t ies
that
co ti ue
to
pu chase
Russia
e e gy.Ea lie
o
August
7,
the
US
Se ate
passed
the
Li dsey
O
G aham
Sa ctio i g
Russia
a d
I a
Act
of
2026
by
a
86-11
vote.
The
bipa tisa
legislatio
would
give
the
US
p eside t
disc etio a y
autho ity
to
impose
ta iffs
of
up
to
100%
o
goods
f om
cou t ies
that
a e
amo g
the
top
five
buye s
of
Russia
c ude
oil
o
atu al
gas.I dia
a d
Chi a
emai
amo g
the
la gest
buye s
of
Russia
c ude.
