The senior American civil servant warns that the commercial agreement of India cannot occur “ overnight ” while Trump slaps 25% price

Trade discussions between the United States and India have struck a wall, with a senior American official warning that deep geopolitical fruits – ranging from British bonds to Russian oil purchases – cannot be resolved “overnight”.

According to a Reuters report, the comments came a day after President Donald Trump announced a 25% rate on all Indian imports, reporting a clear turn of trade relations despite the negotiations in progress.

“Our challenges with India, they have always been a fairly closed market … There are a host of other types of geopolitical problems,” the head of journalists told the journalists on Thursday evening. “You have seen the President express, you know, membership of the BRICS, Russian oil purchases and this kind of thing.”

Although discussions with India have been described as “constructive”, the official stressed the complexity of the relationship. “These are complex relationships and complex problems, and therefore I don’t think things can be resolved overnight with India.”

The 25% rate – higher than those announced on most American trade partners – may unravel months of discussion between New Delhi and Washington. It also exerts new pressure on a strategic alliance which has often been presented as a key counterweight to China.

India has long resisted American pressures to break links with Russia, citing its defense needs and its historical ties. Trump has also put Indian officials by claiming a credit for a cease-fire between India and Pakistan on several occasions-something New Delhi insists that bilaterally be treated.

Membership of the BRICS added to the friction, Trump supervising the block as an opponent with American interests, even if the group claims that it is focused on global development, not on rivalry.

For the moment, India faces new steep prices and an uncertain foot with a white house no longer reports patience.