<h1>US Energy Secretary signals deeper US-India energy trade cooperation while warning of tariffs over discounted Russian oil purchases</h1> The US Energy Secretary signaled intent to deepen trade and energy cooperation with India while acknowledging legal friction arising from India's discounted purchases of sanctioned Russian oil, which the US contends funds the war in Ukraine. The US reiterates pressure on buyers of Russian oil and highlights alternatives and expanded bilateral energy trade across gas, coal, nuclear and clean fuels. The administration has imposed additional tariffs on India as a penalty for Russian-oil purchases, raising levies to 50% on certain goods, underscoring trade-retaliation risks tied to sanction compliance and continuing tension between strategic partnership goals and enforcement of sanctions.