Wednesday, September 09
External affairs minister S Jaishankar questioned the contention by US President Donald Trump and his administration that India has profited unfairly from the purchase and sale of Russian crude, pointing to the irony of such an allegation. “If you have a problem buying oil or refined products from India, don't buy it. Nobody forces you to buy it. Europe buys, America buys… so (if) you don’t like it, don’t buy it,” he said. “It’s funny to have people who work for a pro-business American administration accusing other people of doing business.” Trump has threatened to double tariffs on Indian goods to 50% over India’s purchases of Russian oil that he said is helping to fund the Ukraine conflict.At The Economic Times World Leaders Forum in the Capital on Saturday, Jaishankar
