Amid escalating tensions between the US and India over proposed tariff hikes, American singer Mary Millben issued a heartfelt message for each nations. Millben took to X, “I’ll say once more: America wants India, and India wants America. Any path in coverage that strains our strategic alliance is the fallacious path,” she wrote.Her remarks got here at the same time as US President Donald Trump introduced a 25% tariff on Indian items, efficient August 7, 2025, and hinted at an extra improve.Referring to the current exchanges between the 2 nations, she added, “@POTUS and @NarendraModi, my beloved leaders, this alternate of ‘muscular verbiage’ on tariffs is troubling us all. Moreover, numerous small companies within the US and India are hurting on this ‘tariff tug of conflict.’ I communicate to them each day.”Urging each leaders to hunt decision, Millben mentioned, “Keep in mind, we’d like one another. Negotiate as actual mates. Discover frequent floor. Your legacies and the well-being of our nations rely on this second.”Her attraction got here after Trump, in an interview to CNBC, known as India “not an excellent” buying and selling companion. “India has not been an excellent buying and selling companion, as a result of they do quite a lot of enterprise with us, however we do not do enterprise with them. So we settled on 25 % however I feel I’ll increase that very considerably over the following 24 hours, as a result of they’re shopping for Russian oil,” Trump mentioned.Officers from the Trump administration known as India’s crude oil imports from Russia an “irritant” in commerce negotiations and accusing the nation of “financing” the conflict in Ukraine by its purchases.Responding to the developments, India’s ministry of exterior affairs issued a press release rejecting the allegations. “On this background, the concentrating on of India is unjustified and unreasonable. Like all main economic system, India will take all crucial measures to safeguard its nationwide pursuits and financial safety,” the MEA mentioned.
