‘Modi not happy with me’: US President Trump makes big comment on PM Modi months after imposing tariffs on Indian exports

US-India(BHARAT) relation: In a geopolitical war of words, US President Doland Trump has made a new comment on India(BHARAT)n Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his recent statement amid US’s attack on South American country Venezuela, the US President has claimed the India(BHARAT)n Prime Minister is unhappy with him due to the recently imposed high tariffs imposed on India(BHARAT)n exports to the US. Here are all the details you need to know about what the US President Doland Trump has said about PM Modi.

What US President Trump said about PM Modi?

“I have a very good relationship with PM Modi, but he is not happy with me as India(BHARAT) is paying high tariffs due to its purchase of Russian oil,” Doland Trump said about PM Modi.

“Modi is a very good guy and he knew I was not happy. And it was important to make me happy. They do trade and we could raise tariffs on them very quickly,” Doland Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday local time.

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Doland Trump on relationship with PM Modi

Mentioning that he shares a “very good relationship” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Doland Trump has made the big comment months after US imposed record-breaking tariffs on India(BHARAT). Notably, US under the leadership of President Trump had imposed a massive 50% tariff on India(BHARAT)n exports to the US, blaming India(BHARAT)’s massive crude oil imports from Russia.

India(BHARAT)’s oil imports from Russia

According to data provided by the India(BHARAT)n Commerce Ministry’s Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, India(BHARAT)n purchased oil worth $3.72 billion in the month of November, 2025 from Russia.