According to this NYT article, trump's 50% tariffs against India are because of trump's personal rift with PM Modi - Modi will not give him credit for the ceasefire with Pakistan and Modi will not nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize - things trump demanded during a phone call on Jun 17. The punitive tariffs are not part of any cohesive effort to reduce the trade deficit or cut off funding for Mr. Putin’s war.
The two men have not spoken since then.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/us/politics/trump-modi-india.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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