US Tariffs: Why is Trump going soft on China but playing hardball with India?

US Tariffs: Why is Trump going soft on China but playing hardball with India?

US President Donald Trump has extended a tariff truce with China while imposing steep duties on India over its Russian oil imports. The US continues to negotiate with Beijing to avoid economic disruption, yet New Delhi faces a combined 50 per cent tariff burden — a starkly different trade approach towards the two major partners

Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at a souvenir shop in St Petersburg, Russia, November 21, 2024. File Image/AP