President Donald Trump said the United States has agreed on a trade deal with India that would cut U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to eighteen percent from fifty percent, in exchange for India lowering trade barriers and ending its purchases of Russian oil.

The announcement, framed by the White House as a significant recalibration of the bilateral economic relationship, positions the tariff reduction as a concrete concession tied to reciprocal market-opening steps by India.

The central trade-off described by President Trump combines two aims: improved access for U.S. products and a strategic shift in India’s energy purchasing away from Russian crude.

While the tariff change was presented as agreed, India’s position on the Russian oil commitment has not been publicly set out in full detail.

If implemented as described, the arrangement would mark one of the most consequential U.S.–India trade shifts in recent years and would signal a sharper alignment of commerce and geopolitics in Washington’s approach to global energy and supply chains.

The terms, as outlined by President Trump, tie tariff relief directly to measurable policy changes by India.