U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “substantially” raise tariffs on Indian goods, escalating tensions between the U.S. and India over India’s continued purchases of Russian oil despite Western pressure.

President Donald Trump said he would be “substantially raising” the tariff on Indian exports to the US over the Asian nation’s purchases of Russian oil, a move New Delhi slammed as unjustified in an escalating fight between the two major economies.

U.S. President Donald Trump again threatened on Monday to raise tariffs on goods from India even higher than the current announced rate of 25% over its Russian oil purchases. New Delhi called his attack "unjustified" and vowed to protect its economic interests.