अमेरिका के दबाव में रूस से तेल खरीदना बंद करेगा भारत? विदेश मंत्री जयशंकर ने दिया ये जवाब – Rubio Claims India Assured No Additional Russian Oil Jaishankar Reaffirms Independence ntc dpmx
On the questions raised in the Munich Security Conference regarding India’s strategic autonomy and Russian oil imports, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said in clear words that India is committed to taking its decisions independently. He said that strategic autonomy is an integral part of India’s history and political tradition and is not limited to any one government.
In response to a question during the conference, Jaishankar said that the energy market today is very complex and oil companies take decisions in their own interest after assessing availability, cost and risk. He said, ‘The world is changing and all countries are constantly re-evaluating their assessments. If the basic question is whether India will take decisions with independent thinking and whether it will make choices that sometimes do not agree with your or anyone else’s thinking, then the answer is yes, it can.
However, in the same conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that India has assured Washington that it will stop additional purchases of Russian oil. his statement America The deal comes amid new sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Russia’s energy sector as part of Moscow’s efforts to limit energy income due to the prolonged Ukraine war.
Rubio said, ‘The United States has imposed additional sanctions on Russian oil. In our talks with India, we have received a commitment from them to stop purchasing additional Russian oil. Europe has also taken steps in this direction. marco rubio This claim comes after the recent trade agreement between India and America, in which US President Donald Trump had claimed that India will stop buying Russian oil and will buy more oil from America or possibly Venezuela.
However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied any such assurance and said that only Trump is making this claim, the Indian government has not given us any such message. India has increased imports of subsidized Russian crude after the Ukraine war and currently sources about 35 percent of its total oil needs from Russia. The government says that this decision has been taken keeping in mind energy security and economic interests. However, it has decreased slightly in recent months.
US crude now accounts for about 10% of India’s total imports, and India has increased cooperation in US LPG as well as other sectors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar It has been made clear earlier also that despite international pressure, India will take decisions according to its national interests. Amidst Western sanctions on Russia and its longstanding ties with Moscow, India is pursuing a balanced diplomatic path, with strategic autonomy remaining the core of its policy.
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