EP-334 | US & EU Trade Billions with Russia, Why Tariffs Against India Alone? | Envoy Rasmus AK

EP-334 | US & EU Trade Billions with Russia, Why Tariffs Against India Alone? | Envoy Rasmus AK

Author: Asian News International (ANI) August 8, 2025 Duration: 48:23

Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen is the Ambassador of Denmark to India. Ambassador Kristensen has previously served as Denmark’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and ASEAN from 2017 to 2020.


In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Ambassador Kristensen speaks about supporting a rules-based order rather than one where big powers dictate to smaller nations, while addressing Trump’s 50% tariff on India.


He reaffirms the EU’s stance against support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, while commenting on India’s continued oil imports from Russia.


He also explained that negotiations on the EU-India trade deal are in their final stages



Timestamps


00:00 – Introduction

00:57 – Trump’s ‘Dead Economy’ Remark

01:42 – EU-India Trade Deal

04:17 – Lessons for India from US-EU Trade Deal

05:48 – EU Exporters & India’s Tariff Barriers

10:40 – EU’s Stand on India-Russia Oil Trade

14:51 – China-Russia Tues

15:50 – Denmark’s Support for Op Sindoor

18:09 – Green Strategic Partnership

22:33 – Danish Companies’ Investment in India

26:46 – India as Counterbalance to China in Asia

28:40 – Denmark’s View on India’s UNSC Bid

30:32 – Ease of Doing Business in India

34:54 – India-Denmark Strategic Ties

38:39 – Denmark’s Role in Ganga Rejuvenation

44:39 – Ambassador’s Bucket List for India


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