Jaishankar’s message to US: ‘India not the biggest purchaser, EU and China trade more with Russia’ | Video
EAM Jaishankar pointed out what he saw as inconsistencies in Western arguments, noting that the United States had, in fact, encouraged countries like India in recent years to help stabilise the global energy market- a call that also included purchasing oil from Russia. Moscow: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar, addressing a press briefing on August 21, pushed back against criticism of Indiaโs energy trade with Russia. He underlined that India was neither the biggest purchaser of Russian oil nor liquified natural gas (LNG), pointing instead to China and the European Union as the largest buyers in those categories.…