India, Russia to discuss energy security as oil, coal trade soars
India and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will discuss energy security at the regional security bloc’s meeting in Uzbekistan, India’s foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Thursday.
The two-day summit in the Silk Road city of Samarkand will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, among others.
It coincides with a sharp rise in Indian imports of Russian oil, coal and fertiliser, a vital outlet for Moscow as it seeks to secure new markets after Western sanctions were imposed following the invasion of Ukraine.
