Washington has imposed a 50 per cent tariff on a wide range of Indian goods in response to India’s purchases of Russian oil.
“India’s request to purchase Iranian oil runs counter to Trump’s long-standing opposition to measures seen as strengthening Tehran,” Papa said.
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“Its core message remains: strategic autonomy comes first. But with Washington increasingly assertive and linking trade incentives to India’s energy choices, New Delhi is aware ties may now depend on a tangible response,” Papa said.
John Githongo, our 2024-2025 Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow, weighs in on the implications of Trump's efforts to reconfigure the international business playing field by pausing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, said India was treading carefully, continuing to import Russian oil while signalling its openness to talks with Washington:
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"America’s federal retreat on the environment is very real. But the country is also unique in its private and organized capacity... Much of America is still trying to play its part in mitigating climate change." writes Evan Lieberman (@evlieb.bsky.social), director of CIS.
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