<h1>Senator slams administration's steep tariff threats on India over Russian oil, urges similar action against China</h1> A US senator sharply criticized the administration for imposing and threatening steep tariffs on India over its Russian oil purchases, saying such measures have undone long-standing bilateral gains and expose contradictions in US foreign policy. The senator urged similar tariffs on China, noted selective enforcement compared with other trade actions (including tariffs on Brazil despite a US surplus), and pointed to diplomatic optics of India meeting China and Russia. India called the US action unfair, the US President said talks are forthcoming, and a White House trade advisor defended the approach as protecting US market access.