<h1>India Faces US Tariffs Over Increased Russian Oil Imports Amid Global Sanctions and Price Caps</h1> India's imports of Russian crude oil have surged from 0.2 percent before the Russia-Ukraine conflict to 35-40 percent currently, making Russia its top supplier. This increase followed Western sanctions on Russia, which led to discounted Russian oil that India capitalized on to meet its energy needs. The US announced a 25 percent tariff and additional penalties on all Indian goods exported to the US, citing India's continued purchases of Russian energy and military equipment despite global efforts to penalize Russia for the Ukraine invasion. The European Union has imposed price caps on Russian crude and recently banned imports of refined oil derived from Russian crude. India maintains a neutral diplomatic stance, emphasizing its economic interests and the need to avoid global oil price spikes by continuing to import discounted Russian oil, which it refines and exports as petroleum products to other countries.