<h1>Trade tariffs pressure: call to treat India's Russian oil purchases seriously and pursue cooperative trade dialogue.</h1> Nikki Haley urged expedited bilateral dialogue for India to take the U.S. position on Russian oil imports seriously, framing tariff increases as a response to India's discounted Russian crude purchases that allegedly finance Russia's war in Ukraine. She called for treating India as a prized democratic partner while using tariff measures to press on energy sourcing, and the document notes India's defence of its energy procurement as driven by national interest and market dynamics.