US President Donald Trump has cancelled his planned visit to an upcoming Quad summit in India due to deteriorating relations between Washington and New Delhi, The New York Times (NYT) reported on Saturday.
Relations between the two countries have plummeted, with 50 per cent tariffs on many Indian exports to the US taking effect this week as retaliation for New Delhi’s large-scale purchases of Russian oil – part of Washington’s efforts to pressure Moscow to end its war in Ukraine.
As ties between both nations deteriorate, NYT reported on Saturday that the breakdown in relations was caused after a phone call on June 17.
“After telling [Indian Prime Minister Narendra] Modi that he would travel to India later this year for the Quad summit, Mr Trump no longer has plans to visit in the fall, according to people familiar with the president’s schedule,” the NYT reported, citing “interviews with more than a dozen people in Washington and New Delhi”.
