NEW DELHI, August 11. /TASS/. The upcoming meeting of Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska may open up new opportunities for India and ensure more stable supplies of oil, liquefied natural gas, coal, and fertilizers, which are critical for the national energy security, Robinder Sachdev, president of the Indian analytical center Imagindia Institute, told TASS.
"For India, the Alaska summit could open opportunities or, depending on the outcome, increase risks. If there is a positive result, then on the economic front, any easing of U.S.-Russia tensions and partial sanctions relief could facilitate smoother flows of oil, LNG, coal, fertilizers, and key minerals from Russia - all critical to India’s energy security and industrial supply chains," the expert said.
According to him, "strategically, a thaw between Washington and Moscow may give India greater diplomatic room" to interact with both powers.
"If the meeting produces even a partial stabilization in Ukraine, global commodity prices could ease, helping India manage inflationary pressures," he said.
However, if the meeting ends without agreement and Trump responds by tightening sanctions - including imposing secondary sanctions - it would pose greater challenges for India’s trade, energy imports, and diplomatic balancing between Moscow and Washington, Sadchev believes.
