India Responded : Will India Buy Oil from Russia? India's First Reaction After Trump's Claim

In Brief

• Will India buy oil from Russia?

• India's first reaction after Trump's claim

• What exactly did Donald Trump say?

After US President Donald Trump claimed that India will no longer purchase oil from Russia while speaking to the media, the opposition is strongly attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has criticized that Prime Minister Modi is afraid of Trump. Now, the first reaction from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has come on this entire matter. Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has stated that India imports oil and gas considering the interests of its people. He also refuted Trump's claims at this time.

Randhir Jaiswal said that India is a major importer of oil and gas in the world. Protecting the interests of Indian consumers in an unstable energy situation has been our priority. Our import policy is entirely based on this. Ensuring stable energy prices and secure supply are two major objectives of our energy policy. Under this, we are increasing our energy sources and making several changes according to market demand, said Randhir Jaiswal.

As for the United States, we have been trying to increase our energy purchases for many years. This process has steadily progressed over the last decade. The current American government has shown interest in strengthening energy cooperation with India, and discussions on this topic are ongoing, Randhir Jaiswal has also informed.

What exactly did Donald Trump say?

While speaking to the media, Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Modi had assured him that India would stop buying oil from Russia. India will not buy oil from Russia. India does not buy oil from Russia, but stopping the ongoing oil trade with Russia immediately is not easy, as it involves a process that will take time to complete, Donald Trump claimed while speaking to the media.