Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh denounced the United States' decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports on Wednesday, calling it "unjustified, unreasonable, and unfair."
"India must take Trump's point over Russian oil seriously, and work with the White House to find a solution. The sooner the better. Decades of friendship and good will between the world's two largest democracies provide a solid basis to move past the current turbulence. Navigating issues
"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
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.
Ambassador of India to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, on Friday (local time) held talks with Michigan's Lawmaker Haley Stevens on India-US bilateral economic partnership amid economic concerns over US President Donald Trump's imposition of additional tariffs on India due to New Delhi's purch
Alleging that India has been acting as a "laundromat for the Kremlin," Peter Novarro said India's purchase is allowing Russia to fund its war efforts in Ukraine, while New Delhi is reaping profit from the transactions.
Despite sharp criticism for purchasing Russian oil, White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday (local time) praised India's leadership and highlighted its key role in bringing the Ukraine-Russia conflict to an end.
White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday (local time) claimed that India is cozying up to China's President Xi Jinping, adding New Delhi of acting as a "laundromat for the Kremlin" by purchasing discounted Russian crude oil, refining it, and selling the products at a premium gl
Amid US decision to impose 25 per cent additional tariffs on Indian goods for purchase of Russian oil, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that China, not India, is the biggest purchaser of Russian oil and EU is the biggest purchaser of LNG and that the logic of singling
Babushkin also hit out at Washington's tariff decision and pressure on New Delhi over Russian crude oil, saying the moves were "unjustified and unilateral."
In an interview with CNBC, Bessent said, "Before the war in Ukraine, less than 1% of India's oil came from Russia. Now it is 42%. The system is allowing India to profiteer by buying cheap Russian oil, reselling it, and pocketing $16B in excess profits. This opportunistic arbitrage is unaccep
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has targeted Indian purchases of Russian crude oil, accusing it of funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and called on New Delhi to stop.