7 months ago
2
Taking a swipe astatine the government, the Congress connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) said the substance of India's imports of lipid from Russia has been raised by U.S. President Donald Trump thrice successful the past 5 days, and helium has "brushed aside" the MEA's attempts astatine denial of immoderate speech successful which Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised stopping Russian lipid imports.
The Opposition party's assertion came aft Mr. Trump said India is going to wage monolithic tariffs if it continues to bargain lipid from Russia, portion reiterating that helium got assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that New Delhi is going to halt its lipid purchases from Moscow.
Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "The substance of India's imports of lipid from Russia has been raised by President Trump present thrice successful the past 5 days. And nary uncertainty helium volition support expanding this tally arsenic helium prepares to conscionable President (Vladimir) Putin successful Budapest aboriginal successful the week.”
"President Trump says helium has spoken to his bully person Mr. Modi and India has promised to halt these imports. The MEA says that it is unaware of specified conversations(!) but President Trump has intelligibly brushed speech the MEA's attempts astatine denial."
Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One, Mr. Trump said India volition proceed to wage monolithic tariffs if it does not cease buying lipid from Russia, adding that it (India) does not privation to bash that.
Mr. Trump was replying to a question astir India's caller remarks connected lipid purchases from Russia.
Taking a swipe astatine PM Modi, the Congress connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) had said the PM abruptly becomes a "mauni baba" whenever Mr. Trump states that helium stopped India-Pakistan struggle oregon that India volition trim its lipid imports from Russia.
The assertion came aft Mr. Trump 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 was the 2nd clip that Mr. Trump has made specified claims.
India connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) said it is "broad-basing and diversifying" its sourcing of vigor to conscionable marketplace conditions, hours aft Mr. Trump claimed that PM Modi had assured him that New Delhi volition halt procuring Russian crude oil.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to questions connected Mr. Trump's remarks that PM Modi made the assurance to him connected Wednesday (October 15, 2025), said helium was not alert of immoderate specified telephone conversation, adding India's lipid purchases are guided to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumers successful a "volatile" vigor scenario.
The Congress has alleged that PM Modi is "frightened" of Mr. Trump and appears to person outsourced cardinal decisions to the U.S.
The absorption enactment had besides alleged that the overseas argumentation of the Modi authorities has "completely collapsed" and said the Centre indispensable instrumentality absorption leaders into assurance by either calling an all-party gathering oregon speaking to them one-on-one.
Washington has been maintaining that India is helping Putin concern the Ukraine warfare done its acquisition of Russian crude oil.
The relations betwixt New Delhi and Washington person been reeling nether terrible accent aft Mr. Trump doubled tariffs connected Indian goods to a whopping 50%, including a 25% further work for India's acquisition of Russian crude oil.
India described the U.S. enactment arsenic "unfair, unjustified and unreasonable".
