US President Donald Trump had claimed that India will no longer buy oil from Russia. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him. Immediately after this statement of Trump, the reaction of the Foreign Ministry of India has come to the fore. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday (October 16) that India imports oil or gas keeping in mind the interests of the people here. However, he did not directly deny Trump’s claims.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said,India is an important importer of oil and gas. Our priority has been to protect the interests of the Indian consumer in the volatile energy scenario. Our import policies are completely based on this. Ensuring stable energy prices and secure supply have been two important goals of our energy policy. Under this, we are expanding our energy sources and also making many changes keeping in mind the market.

Talks are also going on with America on energy matters

The Foreign Ministry said, “As far as America is concerned, we have tried to increase our energy purchases for many years. This process has progressed continuously over the last decade. The current US government has shown interest in strengthening energy cooperation with India. “Talks are going on on this.”

What did Trump claim about India?

Trump has had a lot of problems with India buying oil from Russia. For this reason, he had also imposed 50 percent tariff on India, but Trump made a shocking claim on Wednesday. While talking to journalists at the White House, he said that PM Modi has assured him that now India will not buy oil from Russia. However, India has made it clear many times that it will continue to purchase oil from Russia keeping in mind the interests of its people.

Bitterness has dissolved in the relationship between India and America. President Donald Trump has imposed 50 percent tariff on India. Trump’s advisor Peter Navaro has reacted to this matter. He has justified Trump’s decision by spewing poison against India as correct. According to The Hill’s report, Navaro has said that in reality India does not need Russian oil. He accused India of earning profits.

Peter Navaro said that India does not actually need oil. They said, ,Russia-Ukraine did not buy oil from Russia before the war, but has started buying now. He is promoting the war with Ukraine. The Indian refinery industry is making profiteering., Not only this, Peter Navaro has also justified the tariff imposed on India.

Trump’s protest in his country

It is also important that the leaders of his party are opposing Trump’s tariff. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley termed Trump’s 50 percent tariff on India. According to IANS report, Haley has recently counted the flaws of Trump Tariff. It has been argued that the tariff policy will affect the strong relations of Indo-US years. Haley also suggested Trump to make good relations with India as soon as possible.