{"id":116,"date":"2026-01-07T10:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=116"},"modified":"2026-01-08T02:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:01:31","slug":"sir-may-i-see-you-trump-mocks-modi-amid-rising-us-india-tariff-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sir, May I See You?\u2019 Trump Mocks Modi Amid Rising US-India Tariff Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while recounting a past meeting, as trade tensions escalate between Washington and New Delhi over India\u2019s continued purchases of Russian oil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a retreat for Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Trump claimed that Modi had sought permission to meet him, using the anecdote to underline Washington\u2019s leverage in trade and defence dealings with India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrime Minister Modi came to see me \u2014 \u2018Sir, may I see you please?\u2019\u201d Trump said, while discussing U.S. defence exports and trade negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. president noted that India has been waiting for nearly five years to receive U.S.-made Apache attack helicopters and has placed orders for 68 aircraft. He linked the defence deal to broader trade pressure, suggesting that Washington holds significant leverage over New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump acknowledged that Modi was unhappy with the tariffs imposed by the United States due to India\u2019s ongoing imports of Russian oil.<br>\u201cI have a very good relationship with him, but he\u2019s not that happy with me because they\u2019re paying a lot of tariffs now,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration has imposed a total of 50% tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25% penalty directly tied to India\u2019s purchase of Russian oil. Trump warned that the tariffs could be increased further if India fails to significantly curb such imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey do trade, and we can raise tariffs on them very quickly,\u201d Trump said, reinforcing his administration\u2019s hardline stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: US President Donald Trump says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi \u201cis not very happy with me because they are paying a lot of tariffs\u201d.<br><br>\u201cIndia ordered 68 Apaches, and Prime Minister Modi came to see me, sir, may I see you, please? Yes. I have a very good relationship\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FRSd6IDxv9\">pic.twitter.com\/FRSd6IDxv9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdityaRajKaul\/status\/2008635794974740938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the sharp increase in duties, trade data shows that India\u2019s exports to the United States rose significantly in November, highlighting the complexity of the economic relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please sir \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PzvpUd1KP\">pic.twitter.com\/3PzvpUd1KP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Congress (@INCIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCIndia\/status\/2008780822095311197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s remarks have drawn political reaction in India, with opposition parties mocking the U.S. president\u2019s comments on social media, further underscoring the diplomatic strain between the two strategic partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while recounting a past meeting, as trade tensions escalate between Washington and New Delhi over India\u2019s continued purchases&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[19,18,21,17,20],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-india","tag-modi","tag-trade-war","tag-trump","tag-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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