Published on, Aug. 31 -- August 31, 2025 3:06 AM

United States President Donald Trump has scrapped plans to attend an upcoming summit of the 'Quad' grouping in India amid deteriorating ties between Washington and New Delhi, US newspaper The New York Times (NYT) reported on Saturday.

Relations between the two countries have plummeted, with 50 per cent levies on many Indian imports into the US taking effect this week as punishment for New Delhi's massive purchases of Russian oil; a part of US efforts to pressure Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine.

As ties between both nations deteriorate, NYT reported on Saturday that the breakdown in relations was caused after a phone call on June 17.

"After telling [Indian Prime Minister Narendra] ...