U.S. President Donald Trump escalated criticism of India, claiming New Delhi had belatedly offered to slash tariffs to zero, but dismissed the move as "too late." He described the India-U.S. trade relationship as a "one-sided disaster" spanning decades, accusing India of imposing the world's highest tariffs on American goods. His remarks coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, where Modi praised India's "special and privileged" ties with Moscow. In contrast, the U.S. Embassy in Delhi projected optimism, calling bilateral relations with India "new heights." Watch