India Will Keep Buying Russian Oil, Says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, said India will “undoubtedly be buying Russian oil".

“Whether its Russian oil or anything else, it is our decision to buy from the place that suits our needs, whether in terms of rates or logistics. Where we buy our oil from, especially a big-ticket foreign exchange item where we pay so much, highest in terms of import, we will have to take a call on what suits us best. We will undoubtedly be buying," said Sitharaman.

Reacting to remarks such as White House trade advisor Peter Navarro’s comments that India is “nothing but a laundromat for the Kremlin", adding that “Brahmins are profiteering at the expense of the Indian people" or calling Ukraine-Russia war “Modi’s war", Sitharaman said, “It is one thing for foreign government to say something like that.