New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- US Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday said India has "earned" the tariff reduction announced under the new India-US trade deal, linking it to New Delhi's recalibration of Russian oil purchases as the war in Ukraine will enter its fifth year on Feb 24, 2026.
In a post on X, Graham credited US President Donald Trump's strategy, saying economic pressure on countries buying Russian energy appears to be working. He pointed to the recent trade agreement with India, under which Washington lowered reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent.
"Well played, President Trump. I think your message about ending this war-by having Putin's customers who prop up his war machine recalculate-is working," Graham said.
The Senator cl...