RSS leader and former BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav has expressed surprise at the strain in India-US relations despite what he described as New Delhi having agreed to a range of American demands — from tariffs to oil sourcing decisions. Questioning where India had fallen short in meeting American expectations, Madhav, speaking at a panel discussion in the US on Thursday, said, “We agreed to stop buying oil from Iran and Russia, facing so much criticism from the Opposition. We agreed to 50% tariffs… In the new trade deal also, we agreed to 18% tariffs.” At the Hudson Institute in Washington, where RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale also delivered a lecture, Madhav flagged anxiety within the Indian diaspora over remarks such as “hell hole” and “laptop-wielding charlatans”. While cautioning against reading the current phase as a breakdown, Madhav warned against complacency. “One may say it is a passing phase.…