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"Sounds like favour, there should've been mutual agreement": Sachin Pilot
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Congress leader Sachin Pilot raised concerns over the recent waiver granted by the United States allowing India to purchase Russian oil for a limited period, saying that India's energy and economic security should remain independent of external influence.
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Geo-economics over geopolitics: Russian strategic expert Tatiana Kukhareva
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Russian strategic expert Tatiana Kukhareva, on Saturday, said that the US Treasury Department's 30-day waiver for India to buy Russian oil is about economics, not geopolitics. Speaking to ANI, she said that US President Donald Trump's approach prioritises the economy and money, and he'll
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh seeks parliamentary debate on West Asia conflict
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday demanded a parliamentary discussion on the ongoing conflict in West Asia and the 30-day "permission" from the United States to purchase Russian oil, as the Budget Session 2026 will resume on Monday.
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"Cowardly, compromised 56-inch chest": Congress MP Jairam Ramesh slams Cen
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday slammed the Centre after United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated that Washington DC has granted India the 30-day "permission" to purchase Russian oil.
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"Indians not actors in someone else's script": Congress asks Centre to res
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Congress on Saturday slammed the Centre after United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated that Washington DC has granted India the 30-day "permission" to purchase Russian oil, questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" on the waiver.
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'Permitted India to accept Russian oil to ease temporary gap of oil around
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, yet again said that the United States has given India the "permission" to accept Russian oil in the wake of the developing security situation in West Asia.
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Putin speaks to Iranian President Pezeshkian; reaffirms Russia's stance of
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and conveyed his condolences on the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei. He reaffirmed Russia's stance of immediate cessation of hostilities and said that he was in constant
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Did we get freedom to hear white man dictate?: Owaisi slams BJP-RSS over U
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
"I want to ask the BJP and RSS, how dare Trump's minister grant us time to buy oil? Who are they to dictate to us? BJP-RSS people, if you have love for the country, shun them (US) and tell them that we will buy oil from whosoever we want. Why are they silent on this? This is a question of
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Crude Politics: Centre hails US oil waiver as 'diplomatic win'; Opposition
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While the government frames the move as a pragmatic victory for energy security amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the Opposition argues it exposes a newfound Indian dependency on Washington's "permission." The ruling BJP party hails this as a "diplomatic win" and a success of PM Mod
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"Short-term measures to keep prices down": US Energy Secy on Washington is
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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday said that Washington's decision on issuing a 30-day waiver to India to purchase certain Russian oil supplies is part of "short-term measures" aimed at keeping global oil prices under control amid supply pressures linked to tensions in the Middle
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"Where is his 56-inch chest?": Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi, says US dictat
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
"It is not shocking that America is happy with the trade deal. As per the trade deal, we are decreasing the import tax, especially in the agricultural sector. They (US) are increasing it. The statement issued by the US Treasury Secretary regarding Russian oil is extremely catastrophic. Fr
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"Does India no longer have right to act in its own interest?" Salman Khurs
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"It is very dangerous, that from time to time we will grant you permission on what you can do and what you cannot do. Has India's condition now become such that it would act only with the permission of others? Does India no longer have the right to act in its own interest? This is a quest
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