"First of all, we have clearly stated that our objective is energy security of 1.4 billion people of India and India's cooperation with Russia...So the US decision is unfair, unreasonable and unjustified. Now government will continue taking measures which will protect the national interes
"India, as the BRICS chair in 2026, will seek to leverage BRICS as a platform to reform global financial institutions, promote trade and investment, and advocate for the interests of the Global South," the Ambassador said.
A fire erupted in Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday after a Ukrainian drone was shot down, damaging a transformer and reducing the output of one reactor by 50 per cent, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the plant's press service on Sunday.
The engagement comes amid ongoing tariff tensions over US President Donald Trump's imposition of additional tariffs on India due to New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil.
Ukraine's Ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, on Saturday called for a more active role from India in ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, emphasising that Kyiv sees New Delhi as a key player in potential peace negotiations due to its longstanding ties with Moscow.
The minister also argued that the tariff issue was being wrongly presented as an "oil dispute." He noted that the same criticism levelled at India for purchasing Russian energy had not been applied to larger importers, such as China and European nations.