Overview
- In Mumbai, Alexander Stubb met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor Acharya Devvrat and engaged business leaders to advance economic and high‑tech collaboration.
- In an ANI interview, he said he would not advise India on energy choices but warned that buying Russian oil “feeds the war machine,” noting Finland is off Russian oil and gas.
- He added that the United States granted India a 30‑day waiver to purchase Russian oil due to disruptions in Gulf shipping routes.
- Addressing students at the University of Mumbai, he urged lifelong curiosity and stressed logical, analytical thinking over rote memorisation.
- During the visit he paid tribute to 26/11 victims at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, was hosted by Mukesh and Anant Ambani, and earlier opened the Raisina Dialogue with PM Modi while backing a larger role for India in global institutions, including a UNSC seat.