The Trump administration has been highly critical of India for its procurement of discounted crude oil from Russia. (Photo: AP/Reuters)The Democrats in the US House Foreign Affairs panel Tuesday slammed Donald Trump administration’s move to impose secondary sanctions on India and said its probably “not about Ukraine at all”.In a post on X, the House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems accused the US government of singling out India with tariffs instead of penalising other countries — that are “purchasing larger amounts of Russian oil” — with sanctions.Instead of imposing sanctions on China or others purchasing larger amounts of Russian oil, Trump's singling out India with tariffs, hurting Americans & sabotaging the US-India relationship in the process.It's almost like it's not about Ukraine at all.https://t.co/u1pt3iAVC2 pic.twitter.com/lQNAYXTYkC— House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems (@HouseForeign) August 27, 2025“Instead of imposing sanctions on China or others purchasing larger amounts of Russian oil, Trump’s singling out India with tariffs, hurting Americans & sabotaging the US-India relationship in the process, ” The House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems posted on X.“It’s almost like it’s not about Ukraine at all,” it added.The Democrats’ statement comes after the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the US on Indian goods came into force.Three days before the the additional tariff penalty on India kicked in, US Vice President J D Vance maintained that President Donald Trump applied “aggressive economic leverage”, including “secondary tariffs on India” to force Russia to stop bombing Ukraine.The Trump administration has been highly critical of India for its procurement of discounted crude oil from Russia. Incidentally, Washington has not criticised China, the largest importer of Russian crude oil.Earlier this month, Trump had imposed a 25 per penalty on India over its Russian oil purchase, hence taking the total to 50 per cent tariff on Indian products, the highest on any country globally.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:donald trumpRussia-Ukraine war