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New York/Washington: Amid the ongoing tension between India and the US over oil purchase and tariffs from Russia, US President Donald Trump has said that his relationship with India is 'special' and there is nothing to worry about. Trump said that he will always maintain his friendship with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but he is 'disappointed' with India's decision to buy oil from Russia. Let us tell you that Trump had recently written on social media that it seems that America has lost India and Russia to China. 'There is nothing to worry about, sometimes such moments come' Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, Trump said, 'I will always be a friend of Modi. He is a great Prime Minister. There is a special relationship between India and America. There is nothing to worry about. It is just that sometimes such moments come.' This statement has come when the relationship between the two countries is going through perhaps the most difficult phase in the last two decades. However, Trump expressed his displeasure over India buying oil from Russia. He said, 'I am very disappointed that India is buying so much oil from Russia. I have told them this. We have imposed a huge tariff of 50 percent on India.' Trump had shared an old picture of Modi, Putin and Jinping Trump had recently written on his social media platform Truth Social, 'It seems we have lost India and Russia to China. May they have a long and happy future together!' In this post, he also shared an old picture of Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This post came when the meeting of Modi, Xi and Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin city of China recently caught the attention of the world. Trump's advisor Peter Navarro also targeted India Trump administration's senior advisor Peter Navarro also criticized India. He wrote on the social media platform X, 'India's high tariff policy harms American jobs. India is making profits by buying oil from Russia, which strengthens Russia's war machine. This is killing people in Ukraine and Russia, and burdening American taxpayers. India is not accepting the truth.' Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, also said, 'The President and his trade team are disappointed that India is 'funding' Russia's Ukraine war. Hopefully this diplomatic issue will be resolved soon.' India opposes 'unfair and unjust' tariff The US has imposed a 50 percent tariff on goods imported from India, of which 25 percent is as a punishment for buying oil from Russia. India says that this tariff is 'unfair, unjust and impractical'. Indian officials estimate that this will affect exports worth $ 48.2 billion, which may affect sectors like textiles, jewelry, leather, food and automobiles. However, some sectors like medicines and electronic goods have been exempted from tariffs. India has justified buying oil from Russia, saying that it is necessary to meet the energy needs of 1.4 billion people.