Undiplomatic wrangling

India-Saudi relationship must survive oil price dispute

A long brewing disagreement between India and Saudi Arabia over the price of crude oil has spilled out into the open in recent weeks. In February, Saudi Arabia fell out of the top four sources for crude oil imports, with 1.8 million metric tonnes of oil being brought into India from the kingdom. That means Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Nigeria sent more oil to India in February than Saudi Arabia did. More broadly, it has been reported that the Indian state-controlled refinery companies will cut imports from Saudi Arabia by more than a third in