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Topic: Russian Oil

‘Pre-committed purchase pact & 2-minister ping-pong’: Tharoor’s scathing jibe at India-US trade deal

Thiruvananthapuram MP, who backed the Centre on Op Sindoor, took a swipe at ministers Piyush Goyal & Jaishankar for evading questions on India’s purported pledge to US on Russian oil.

Howzat U-turn & Make Minnesota Safe Again

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Don’t compare India-US trade agreement with UK, EU. It’s a deal with the only superpower

Donald Trump’s economics is political. For long, India has suffered because its economics was political.

‘National interest’ guides oil buys, says Misri after Trump’s claims India to stop Russian oil purchase

New Delhi: India’s energy purchases will be dictated by “national interest”, including “adequate availability” and prevailing global oil prices, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said...

Despite what Trump says, Russian oil imports to India can’t be wished away after US trade deal

Market analysts say any shift in sourcing crude will be gradual, as refiners weigh freight costs, sanctions risks and deep discounts on Russian Urals.

‘Energy security of 1.4 bn people our priority’: MEA on Trump claim of India’s pivot from Russian crude

US President Donald J. Trump announced Monday the conclusion of a trade deal with India, that will see New Delhi curb its Russian oil purchases. MEA says will continue purchases based on market dynamics. US President Donald J. Trump announced Monday the conclusion of a trade deal with India, that will see New Delhi curb its Russian oil purchases. MEA says will continue purchases based on market dynamics.

Kashmir, Pakistan & a red line: Why India-Poland ties are frosty

Most recently, New Delhi was further irked by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s public statements on imports of Russian oil to India.

Selective targeting of India ‘unfair, unjustified’: Jaishankar flags US & EU sanctions on Russian oil

Jaishankar makes it clear in meeting with Poland's Radosław Sikorski that India’s issue was not just with US tariffs, but also actions taken by EU to curb purchases of Russian oil.

India was on wrong side of seesaw, says US commerce secy on stalled trade deal. ‘Modi didn’t call’

India, Howard Lutnick says, was uncomfortable with a Modi-Trump call & that let a negotiated deal fall through & when Delhi was ready for a deal, Washington wanted different terms.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

On Camera

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.