India is likely to be among the countries worst hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade offensive, with tariffs on Indian imports set to surge to 50% if a deal is not struck in three weeks.

US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50% as a penalty for its purchases of Russian oil, escalating a fight with a key Asian partner and sparking outrage in New Delhi.

Trump has now imposed a total of 50% tariffs on goods imported from India, and his earlier threat of levying an extra 10% for the country's membership in the Brics grouping, which includes China, Russia and South Africa as founding members, still stands.

NSA Ajit Doval, during his visit to Moscow, has said that the dates of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India are being worked out. No specific date or time has been indicated by the NSA

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India at the end of 2025, Interfax news agency quoted India's national security adviser Ajit Doval as saying in Moscow on Thursday, correcting an earlier report that he would go in late August.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to India by the end of August, as confirmed by India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval during a meeting with Russian Security Council chief Sergei Shoigu.