India-US Oil Import Dispute

A diplomatic dispute has arisen between India and the United States following repeated claims by Donald Trump that India would significantly reduce its oil imports from Russia. Trump asserted that he received assurances from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a Diwali greeting call, a claim denied by India's India — Ministry of External Affairs. The India — Indian National Congress has criticized Narendra Modi for allegedly concealing details and outsourcing key decisions to the United States. This event is set against a backdrop of strained US-India relations, exacerbated by the United States doubling tariffs on Indian goods, including an additional duty for India's purchase of Russian Petroleum. India maintains that its oil purchases are essential for domestic energy security and to stabilize fuel prices, despite calls from the United States and Europe to reduce purchases, which they argue help finance the Ukraine war.