U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, dated Aug. 6, raising tariffs on imports from India to 50 percent. The White House says the move is intended to penalize New Delhi for continuing to buy crude from Russia, which Washington argues helps finance Moscow’s war effort. The action doubles the 25 percent reciprocal tariff Trump announced on July 30 and marks the steepest U.S. levy on India in decades. In remarks this week, the president said the measure is inflicting a “big blow” on Russia by targeting what he called one of the Kremlin’s largest oil customers. Indian officials have yet to issue a formal response, but the decision adds fresh strain to a bilateral trade relationship already complicated by technology, agriculture and defense disputes. Analysts expect New Delhi to weigh retaliatory duties while seeking to preserve access to the U.S. market, its biggest export destination after the European Union.