Overview
- On October 22, President Trump said Prime Minister Modi assured him India would cut Russian oil imports to almost nothing by year-end, describing the flow as nearly 40% of India's oil.
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said there was no call between the leaders and reiterated that energy decisions prioritize Indian consumers in a volatile market.
- Responding to India's denial, Trump warned that New Delhi would continue to face “massive” tariffs if it disputed his statements.
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Trump should not announce India's decisions and emphasized that New Delhi will make its own declarations.
- The Statesman reported that a Reliance Industries spokesperson said the company is recalibrating Russian crude purchases in line with government directives.