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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicRussian Oil

Topic: Russian Oil

Russian oil, Epstein & an Om Birla intervention: Rahul sets off fireworks in Lok Sabha

The LoP was stopped mid-speech by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who said he would not allow Rahul to proceed as he was going off topic, to which there was vehement protest from Oppn.

Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026

After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.

Russia-Ukraine, Trump tariffs to Iran war: India’s rollercoaster crude oil saga, courtesy America

Global media also makes a case for India to join the Comprehensive & Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and reports on Nitish Kumar stepping down from CM's chair & a judge's warning.

West Asia supply hit, US ‘allows’ 30-day waiver to India for purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that ‘stop-gap measure will alleviate pressure caused by Iran’s attempt to take global energy hostage’.

Russian oil cargoes swing back to India as Iran war hits supply

Two tankers carrying around 1.4 million barrels of Urals oil are expected to discharge at Indian ports this week, after previously indicating they were headed farther east.

‘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.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.