NEW DELHI: India imported crude worth $2.7 billion from Russia in Dec 2025, the lowest monthly import from the country since Feb last year, reflecting the impact of the US imposing sanctions on Russian oil majors Rosneft and Lukoil — two major contributors to oil exports to India.The US had announced sanctions on the two…
India-US trade deal (AI image) Has India managed to secure the ‘father of all deals’ with the US? American President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi took everyone by surprise this week when they announced that the tariff rate on Indian goods to the US will be reduced to 18%. While a trade deal…
India and the US have announced a trade deal, with the Trump administration lowering the tariffs on Indian exports to 18%. (AI image for representative purpose) US President Donald Trump has reportedly agreed to remove the 25% tariff America imposed on India for its crude oil imports from Russia. A New Delhi–based source quoted in…
India’s approach to sourcing crude oil is increasingly tilting toward supplies that carry lower risk. (AI image) India and the US trade talks have so far failed to yield a deal, and Russian oil continues to play a role in any tariff relief that India would want from the Donald Trump administration. India faces 50%…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has reacted cautiously but positively to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that he could use frozen Russian assets to pay for entry into Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace”. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while returning…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump late Sunday once again strongly reiterated his desire to bring Greenland under American control, claiming that Denmark had failed to counter the “Russian threat” to the Arctic island and declaring that “now it is time, and it will be done.”In a post on Truth Social,…
India fell to third place among buyers of Russian fossil fuels in December 2025 after sharp cuts in crude oil imports by Reliance Industries and state-owned refiners, a European think tank said on Tuesday.According to data from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), India’s total imports of Russian hydrocarbons stood at…
Russia continued to be the India’s largest crude supplier between April and November 2025. (AI image) US President Donald Trump on Monday warned India of higher tariffs if it doesn’t cooperate with America on the issue of Russian crude oil imports. The warning comes at a time when Indian exports already face heavy trade penalties…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday issued a fresh warning to India, reiterating that the US will raise tariffs on New Delhi “if they don’t help on Russian oil issue,” once again tying his threat to the Russia-Ukraine war and India’s alleged role in bolstering Moscow through continued crude…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (PTI photo) The CIA has turned down Moscow’s claim that Ukraine tried to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence earlier this week. US officials said CIA director John Ratcliffe briefed President Donald Trump on the assessment on Wednesday.Russia had publicly accused Ukraine of trying to strike Putin’s home on Monday, and…