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The Congress connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) described Prime Minister Narendra Modi arsenic mauni baba (silent monk) alleging that helium remains soundless erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump claims India volition trim Russian lipid imports oregon that Mr. Trump halted Operation Sindoor.
In a station connected X, Congress communications main Jairam Ramesh highlighted President Trump’s assertion that Mr. Modi, his “good friend”, assured that India would chopped lipid imports from Russia.
“President Trump has yet again said that helium has been assured by his bully person that India volition chopped backmost connected its imports of lipid from Russia. But that bully person abruptly becomes a Mauni Baba whenever President Trump says helium stopped Operation Sindoor and present erstwhile helium says that India volition trim its imports of lipid from Russia,” Mr. Ramesh said successful a station connected X and shared President Trump’s latest statement.
Trade shortage with China
The Congress person besides noted that India’s commercialized shortage with China roseate to $54.4 cardinal successful April-September 2025, up from $49.6 cardinal the erstwhile year.
His remarks travel hours aft the U.S. president repeated his claims that India volition not beryllium buying lipid from Russia, saying that the state has already “de-escalated” and is “pulling back”.
This is the 2nd clip that Mr. Trump has made specified a assertion astir India’s acquisition of lipid from Russia.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal connected Thursday (October 17, 2025), portion responding to Mr. Trump’s remarks, had said it has been New Delhi’s accordant precedence to safeguard the interests of Indian consumers successful a volatile vigor scenario.
He said India’s import policies are guided wholly by nationalist interest, adding that the state has been looking astatine expanding vigor ties with the U.S. arsenic well.
