Now foreign secretary Vikram Misri asked about Russian oil imports. He explains
India will maintain multiple sources of energy and diversify them to ensure stability, with national interest guiding all purchases, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday amid controversy over India ending Russian crude purchases as part of a trade deal with the US.
Misri is the first official to offer clarity on the matter after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday that removed a 25% punitive tariff on Indian exports on the condition that New Delhi would not continue with Russian oil purchases.
