The Congress party has termed United States President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil as an unjustified action, warning that the move has serious implication for India’s energy security, economy, and trade.
Trump’s decision to sign the Lindsay Graham Bill into an Act that empowers him to impose 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil is a matter of grave concern, Mr. Mr. “India is a major importer of Russian crude oil accounting for over half of crude petroleum imports this year, as the U.S. Israel attack on Iran and the West Asia conflict caused a serious disruption of oil and gas supply globally and a sharp rise in petroleum and gas prices. Mr. “Our friendship with Washington does not make our national interest subservient to the demands of the White House under the watch of a weak-kneed BJP government.
Sharma said. This unjustified action has serious implications for India’s energy security, economy, and trade,” he said. Surjewala said that India is a sovereign republic with the right to buy energy from any nation that meets India’s national interests and at a price its people can afford. Securing affordable energy for 140 crore people is our sovereign duty,” he said, adding that the sad story today was the “abject capitulation” by the Narendra Modi-led government, at the cost of the Indian economy.
