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In the aftermath of reports that the United States has “allowed” India to import Russian lipid for a play of 30 days to assistance mitigate the spike successful the terms of oil, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Friday (March 6, 2026) asked wherefore India should request different country’s support to conscionable its ain vigor needs.
“When the United States decides to let India to acquisition Russian lipid for conscionable 30 days, it raises a cardinal question: wherefore should India request different country’s support to unafraid its ain vigor needs,” Mr. Stalin asked successful a societal media post.
Referring to the sinking of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena by the U.S., soon aft it participated successful the International Fleet Review 2026 naval workout hosted by India successful Visakhapatnam, Mr. Stalin said this incidental was “equally troubling”. “When a vessel that came to India arsenic portion of a multinational workout meets specified a fate, India cannot look soundless oregon passive,” helium added.
Mr. Stalin alleged that the BJP-led authorities astatine the Centre looked “totally compromised connected India’s long-standing contented of strategical autonomy and an autarkic overseas policy”. India’s dignity successful the planetary arena needed to beryllium protected and the nation’s sovereignty and interests needed to beryllium defended, helium added.
Citing U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remarks connected “allowing” India a impermanent waiver to acquisition Russian oil, respective Opposition leaders accused the authorities of surrendering India’s “sovereignty” to the U.S.
Humiliating: CPI
CPI Rajya Sabha subordinate P. Sandosh Kumar, successful a missive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that Mr. Bessent’s comments were “humiliating”. “Since erstwhile has the United States begun ‘allowing’ India to determine from whom we bargain vigor oregon with whom we behaviour trade,” helium asked.
Mr. Kumar demanded that the authorities should powerfully registry its protestation connected specified remarks. “India is simply a arrogant and autarkic republic of 140 crore citizens, not a subordinate State expected to set its sovereign decisions according to the preferences of Washington,” helium said.
CPI(M) Rajya Sabha person John Brittas successful a station connected X said: “US ‘grants’ India a 30-day waiver to bargain stranded Russian lipid amid Middle East chaos? Is this ‘facilitation’ oregon axenic humiliation for a sovereign federation similar India? Time to interruption escaped from U.S. dictates connected our vigor choices.”
Where are our Ministers, asks RJD
Going a measurement further, Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sanjay Raut demanded Mr. Modi’s resignation for “enslaving” India to U.S. interests.
RJD’s Rajya Sabha MP Manoj K. Jha questioned the government’s soundlessness successful the look of specified remarks. “Where are our External Affairs Minister, our Petroleum Minister oregon our Prime Minister? We should person told the U.S. to caput their ain concern the precise archetypal clip they enactment specified an embargo connected us,” the RJD person said.
