US representatives warn Trump's coercive policies pushing India closer to Russia

US representative Sydney KamlagerDove while talking about the famous car selfie of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it spoke a thousand wordsDove said that US President Donald Trumps coercive policies come with a costTrumps policies towards India can only be described as cutting our nose to spite our face Being a coercive partner has a cost And this poster is worth a thousand words You do not get a Nobel Peace Prize by driving US strategic partners into the arms of our adversaries We must move with incredible urgency to mitigate the damage that this administration has done to the USIndia partnership and return to the cooperation that is essential to US prosperity security and global leadership she saidThese remarks were made at The House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittees hearing titled The USIndia Strategic Partnership Securing a Free and Open IndoPacificTalking in the same platform US Representative Pramila Jayapal raised concerns over trade barriers and immigration policies affecting IndiaUS economic and peopletopeople tiesJayapal pointed to ongoing tariff challenges impacting both countries stressing their consequences for businesses and consumersShe said We also are facing challenges around tariffs both here in the United States and in India These tariffs are damaging Indias economy and also hurting American businesses and consumersHer concerns over tariffs came as trade tensions escalated further following comments by US President Donald Trump on TuesdayTrump warned of possible new tariffs on Indias rice exports accusing New Delhi of dumping cheap rice into the American market and harming US farmersHis remarks were made during a White House meeting where he also announced a USD 12 billion aid package for American agricultural producersDuring the meeting several US farmers complained that lowcost imports from India Vietnam and Thailand were driving down domestic pricesResponding to these concerns Trump questioned why additional duties had not been imposed on India and said he would take care of the alleged dumping signalling that fresh tariffs could soon be consideredThese developments came as a US trade delegation was already in India on December 1011 for negotiations that have struggled to yield substantial progressThe ongoing talks have been weighed down by disagreements over market access and tariff measures deepening strain in the trade relationshipThe United States had earlier imposed 50 per cent tariffs on most Indian goods in August 2025 amid broader trade disputes and concerns over Indias purchases of Russian oilTrumps latest warning has added fresh uncertainty to already difficult negotiations heightening the risk of further trade friction between the two countriesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever