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India Slams West's 'Double-Standards' After NATO Chief's Threats Over Russian Oil Purchase
India Slams West's 'Double-Standards' After NATO Chief's Threats Over Russian Oil Purchase
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India has been facing renewed Western threats of 100 percent tariffs if it continues to purchase crude from Russia. 17.07.2025, Sputnik India
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India on Thursday called out the West's "double-standards" after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) chief Mark Rutte joined US President Donald Trump in warning it of severe economic penalties if India did not stop its trade relations with Russia.Jaiswal's comments came in the aftermath of Rutte's remarks earlier this week, wherein he threatened India with crippling sanctions due to its imports of Russian oil and gas.However, since Rutte made the statement, India has made an intense pushback against the move, repeatedly highlighting that Russian oil was vital to its energy security and fast-growing economy.For instance, the country's Petroleum and Natural Gas minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, underlined that India should be applauded for buying Russian oil, or else global crude prices would have skyrocketed.The minister also underscored the European Union's double-standards, where the bloc's members continued with Russian energy imports while asking India to pull them back.
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India Slams West's 'Double-Standards' After NATO Chief's Threats Over Russian Oil Purchase
19:25 17.07.2025 (Updated: 20:07 17.07.2025) India has been facing renewed Western threats of 100 percent tariffs if it continues to purchase crude from Russia.
India on Thursday called out the West's "double-standards" after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) chief Mark Rutte joined US President Donald Trump in warning it of severe economic penalties if India did not stop its trade relations with Russia.
"Let me reiterate that securing the energy needs of our people is understandably an overriding priority for us. In this endeavour, we are guided by what is on offer in the markets and by prevailing global circumstances. We would particularly caution against any double standards on the matter," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters during a media briefing in New Delhi.
Jaiswal's comments came in the aftermath of Rutte's remarks earlier this week, wherein he threatened India with crippling sanctions
due to its imports of Russian oil and gas.
"If you are the President of China, the Prime Minister of India, or the President of Brazil, and you continue to trade with Russia and buy their oil and gas, then you know: if the man in Moscow doesn't take the peace negotiations seriously, I will impose 100% secondary sanctions," Rutte had said on Tuesday.
However, since Rutte made the statement, India has made an intense pushback against the move, repeatedly highlighting that Russian oil was vital to its energy security and fast-growing economy.
For instance, the country's Petroleum and Natural Gas minister,
Hardeep Singh Puri, underlined that India should be
applauded for buying Russian oil, or else global crude prices would have skyrocketed.
"We should be applauded for buying Russian oil," Puri asserted during an industry event in New Delhi after declaring that his analysis suggests that prices could very well have hit $130-$140 a barrel if India had put a full stop to buying Russian crude.
The minister also
underscored the European Union's double-standards, where the bloc's members continued with Russian energy imports while asking India to pull them back.
"They buy more in one afternoon than I buy in one quarter," Puri remarked.
