Still Winning: India Agrees on Trade – And Ending Russian Oil Imports?https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/02/02/still-winning-india-agrees-on-trade-ending-russian-oil-imports-n3811464Rack 'em up before the Supreme Court cuts the legs out from under Donald Trump's tariff leverage. One has to wonder whether the justices may be waiting for a few more trade agreements to come in line before publishing their ruling on Trump's authority under the IEEPA. Or, perhaps, delaying it just in case Trump can use it to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump offered that as a potential outcome from a new trade agreement reached with India today. The agreement will limit reciprocal tariffs to 18% and commits India to invest $500 billion in the US. Most importantly, Trump claims that India has agreed to cut off Russian oil imports while the war in Ukraine continues:
The top-line story in this is that Trump's tariff's again, accomplished what Trump want to be accomplished. Another big part of the story, though, is what it was Trump wanted, India ceasing to buy Russian oil, action # 532,979 that complicates DU-grade Progs'
Trump-Russia Collusion dogma.
