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Trump's aide Navarro criticises India again over Russian oil purchases

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has once again criticised India for continuing to procure Russian oil. In the last few weeks, Navarro has made a series of attacks on New Delhi for its energy ties with Russia. "Wow. @elonmusk is letting propaganda into people's posts. That crap note below is just that. Crap. India buys Russia oil solely to profiteer. It didn't buy any before Russia invaded Ukraine. Indian govt spin machine moving high tilt. Stop killing Ukrainians. Stop taking American jobs," Navarro said in a post on X on Saturday. India has been maintaining that its energy procurement is driven by national interest and market dynamics. Navarro was responding to a community note on his earlier post in which he had claimed that India's purchase of Russian oil "feeds" the Russian "war machine". "India highest tariffs costs US jobs. India buys Russian oil purely to profit/Revenues feed Russia war machine. Ukrainians/Russians die. US taxpayers shell out more. India can't hand

'Will always be friends with Modi, India-US share special bond': Trump

Trump admitted he 'just doesn't like' some of Narendra Modi's decisions, noting that India and the US "have moments on occasion" amidst ongoing trade and tariff tensions

Will buy Russian oil, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman as US turns up the heat

India will be at negotiating table 'in a month or two', says Lutnick

PM Modi's outreach to Xi, Putin signals India's policy shift toward Eurasia

India's shift ends hopes of reducing China's global economic grip through unilateral trade cuts, as New Delhi, once leading that push, is now forced to reverse course

India, Russia in talks for delivery of additional S-400 missile systems

India signed a $5.5 billion deal with Russia in 2018 for five S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile systems, which New Delhi says it needs to counter a threat from China

Russian crude becomes cheaper for India amid US pressure on oil trade

India became a major importer of Russian crude after the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, but the South Asian nation was recently slapped with crushing US tariffs for the trade

Putin shares limousine with PM Modi to travel to meeting venue in China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was offered a lift by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his AURUS limousine to reach the venue of their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit here on Monday. The two leaders continued their one-to-one dialogue on the way to the hotel where they were to be joined by members of their teams. However, on reaching the hotel they did not deboard the Russian president's limousine and continued their conversation for 50 minutes, Russian national radio station VestiFM reported. Later, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the two leaders had tet-a-tet in the car for about an hour. Modi also took to social media to share a photo of himself and the Russian president inside the limousine. After the proceedings at the SCO Summit venue, President Putin and I travelled together to the venue of our bilateral meeting. Conversations with him are always insightful, Modi said. Commentators in Moscow say perhaps this w

'India, Russia stand shoulder to shoulder': PM Modi tells Putin at SCO meet

At SCO Summit in Tianjin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails ties with Moscow and calls for dialogue for peace in Ukraine

'Always a delight to meet President Putin': PM Modi at SCO summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit and shared a photo on X

Modi, Putin to meet in Tianjin amid US pressure on India's Russian oil buys

Amid US tariffs over Russian oil imports, Prime Minister Modi will meet President Putin in Tianjin after the SCO summit, with energy and trade balance key issues on the agenda

After Japan, PM Modi lands in China to meet Xi, Putin at SCO Summit

PM Modi concludes Japan visit with 13 agreements, heads to the SCO Summit in China to meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. India, China focus on ties amid global strains

Trump's 50% tariffs on India risk straining bilateral ties beyond trade

India may resent Trump's tariffs, but with careful diplomacy they could be seen as temporary steps to rebalance ties while reforms and openness progress at India's own pace

Navarro backs Trump tariffs, says road to Ukraine peace runs through Delhi

White House adviser Peter Navarro has accused India of funding Moscow's war through Russian oil buys, defending Trump's 50% tariffs and warning that 'the road to peace in Ukraine runs through New Del

Crude oil imports from Russia set to dip in Sep, Oct before rising again

Indian refiners have resumed tendering Russian oil purchases in the second half of August

Trump slammed for 50% tariff on India while sparing China over Russian oil

Democrats say Trump's new tariff on India is unfair and politically motivated, accusing him of letting China off the hook despite being the top buyer of Russian crude oil

Indian refiners to trim Russian oil purchases as higher US levies loom

State-run and private processors, including heavyweight Reliance Industries Ltd., are expected to buy 1.4 million-to-1.6 million barrels a day for October loading and beyond

Russia's Indian Ocean presence not significant, limited to exercises: MEA

MEA says US has significant presence in Indian Ocean via CMF, however Russia's role limited to joint exercises with partners

India-Russia ties among steadiest in world, says EAM S Jaishankar

Jaishankar and Lavrov discussed joint ventures in energy, trade imbalance, connectivity projects and defence cooperation, with focus on outcomes ahead of the Annual Summit later this year

India-Russia ties steadiest after World War II, says S Jaishankar

Jaishankar also underlined the importance of sustaining energy cooperation between the two nations through trade and investments

Jaishankar calls out West's double standards on Russian energy purchases

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the US itself had encouraged India to stabilise the world energy market by continuing to buy crude oil from Russia