US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on countries around the world have come into effect in an escalation of his trade war. "IT'S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!" he said on social media minutes before midnight in Washington, DC.

The Indian prime minister has said his country "is ready" to react to President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent levy on goods entering the U.S.

Was the purchase of Russian oil the only irritant that angered Donald Trump, and did he impose an additional 25% tariff on India? Did he punish New Delhi after his "friend" Narendra Modi did not allow him to take credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire?