Overview

• Putin told reporters in Beijing that threatening to punish leaders of India and China is not how partners should be treated.
• He argued that the two nations are powerful economies whose leaders must answer to domestic laws and public sentiment shaped by history.
• He said the colonial era is over and warned that coercive language provokes resistance from governments with strong sovereignty concerns.
• Coverage cited Trump’s 50% tariff on India tied to purchases of Russian oil as a prominent example of punitive pressure.
• Reports also noted Trump’s initial 145% tariffs on China, later reduced to 30% in an interim deal as Chinese duties on U.S. goods fell from 125% to 10%.