India, Oct. 20 -- US President Donald Trump seems to be on loop over his big assertion that India won't be doing oil trade with Russia anymore. On Monday, the Republican repeated the claim again, reiterating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told him that he "is not going to be doing the Russian oil thing".

This is the third time in five days that the US President has made this assertion. It also coincides with the ongoing trade negotiations between India and the US, which comes in the backdrop of Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on Indian imports.

Trump had announced 25% of these duties, that took effect back in August, as additional penalties on India for its oil trade with Russia. The move was seen as an attempt to put pressure on Russ...