US ambassador cautions India against China, Iran on energy security
New Delhi: US ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Monday cautioned India against a range of issues including “managing the rise of China” and “securing energy supplies.”
While speaking India Energy Forum by CERAWEEK, he also cautioned India against “state-sponsored terrorism by Iran that is affecting the security of India’s energy supplies,” and pitched US as a dependable partner “across the entire spectrum of energy issues.”
These statements came in the backdrop of 14 September drone attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil Company or Saudi Aramco’s facilities that caused the biggest ever-disruption in global crude oil supplies. Also, India and China are working towards establishing a buyers’ bloc to bargain collectively for crude oil purchases amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf.
