Ministry of External Affairs main representative Randhir Jaiswal. Image: X/@MEAIndia through PTI.
India prioritises the nation’s customer in an energy-sourcing circumstance, stated MEA representative Randhir Jaiswal in a declaration on Thursday(October 16, 2025).
Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi guaranteed him of cutting procurement of Russian petroleum, India on Thursday(October 16, 2025)stated it is broad-basing and diversifying sourcing of petroleum item to satisfy market conditions.
“India is a substantial importer of oil and gas. It has actually been our constant concern to secure the interests of the Indian customer in an unstable energy situation. Our import policies are directed totally by this goal. Making sure steady energy costs and protected materials have actually been the twin objectives of our energy policy. This consists of broad-basing our energy sourcing and diversifying as proper to satisfy market conditions,” Mr. Jaiswal stated.
Our action to media questions on talk about India’s energy sourcing ⬇
https://t.co/BTFl2HQUabpic.twitter.com/r76rjJuC7A— Randhir Jaiswal(@MEAIndia )October 16, 2025
“Where the U.S. is worried, we have for several years looked for to broaden our energy procurement. This has actually progressively advanced in the last years. The existing administration has actually revealed interest in deepening energy cooperation with India. Conversations are continuous, “he included.
India’s continuing purchase of petroleum items from Russia regardless of Western sanctions has actually ended up being a significant problem that led to a serious recession in ties in between New Delhi and Washington.
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