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National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visits Russia to strengthen ties amid US tensions over India’s Russian oil purchases.
NSA Ajit Doval (PTI Image)
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval touched down in Russia for a high-level visit aimed at strengthening the strategic ties between New Delhi and Moscow. His trip comes against the backdrop of escalating diplomatic friction between India and the United States over New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil and defence equipment.
According to the Times of India, the visit had been planned in advance but US President Donald Trump’s recent outburst over India’s engagement with Russia has lent the visit renewed significance and geopolitical weight.
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Ajit Doval is expected to hold closed-door consultations with senior Russian security and defence officials, with discussions likely to focus on regional stability, counterterrorism cooperation and energy security.
Donald Trump’s Tariff Threats On India
Ajit Doval’s Moscow mission follows just days after Donald Trump slammed India for allegedly “profiting” from the sale of Russian crude oil. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Donald Trump accused India of buying “massive amounts” of Russian oil and reselling it on the open market for profit. He warned of a sharp hike in tariffs on Indian goods within 24 hours. The US President wrote, “They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine.”
The Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the US President’s remarks as “politically motivated, unjustified and unreasonable”. MEA reiterated that India’s energy imports are dictated by national needs and market stability- adding that several Western countries, including the US, maintain far deeper trade ties with Russia.
Broader Diplomatic Engagements In Pipeline
The Economic Times earlier reported that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is also expected to travel to Russia later in August, reinforcing the frequency of high-level exchanges between the two countries.
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