India’s prime minister has made a big effort to build closer ties using his rapport with the U.S. president, but critics say he is getting little in return.

The stakes are high, with the United States and India counting on one another as indispensable partners in their competition with China.

The president said Wednesday that imports from India would be subject to a 25 percent tariff as of Friday, as trade talks between the countries hit a stumbling block.

India’s prime minister has made a big effort to build closer ties using his rapport with the U.S. president, but critics say he is getting little in return.