US President Donald Trump's punitive 50 per cent tariffs on imports from India were meant to get an "aggressive economic leverage" for forcing Russia to stop bombing Ukraine, according to American Vice President JD Vance.

Vice President JD Vance highlighted President Trump's strategy of using "aggressive economic leverage" to pressure Russia into halting its invasion of Ukraine.

The secondary tariffs have significantly increased duties on Indian goods entering the U.S., raising the total to nearly 50 percent in some categories.