Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in a session with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, Jaishankar said, “We are very much wedded to strategic autonomy,” when asked if the interim trade agreement with the US would affect India’s energy ties with Russia, and impact its strategic autonomy. Oil companies in India, as in Europe, as probably in other parts of the world, look at availability, look at costs, look at risks and take the decisions that they feel are in their best interest,” he noted. US President Donald Trump’s executive order, that came with the joint statement on the interim trade deal, said that India had “committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil” and that “it will purchase United States energy products… and has recently committed to a framework with the United States to expand defense cooperation over the next 10 years”.
Author: Divya A
Published at: 2026-02-14 23:20:49
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