The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (August 14, 2025) “endorsed” the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which could also decide the course of the tariffs the U.S. has imposed on India. Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said India stood ready to support peace efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, and stated India-U.S. relations will move ahead based on “mutual respect and shared interests”.
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“We issued a statement welcoming the understanding between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on August 15. This meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects of peace, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said on several occasions that ‘it is not an era of war’. India therefore endorses the upcoming summit and stands ready to support these efforts,” said Mr. Jaiswal, during the weekly press briefing.
Mr. Trump had on August 5 accused India of fuelling the Russian “war machine” by buying Russian crude. In an interview with CNBC TV, he connected his tariff policy with India’s continued energy purchase from Russia that had increased despite western sanctions on Russia.
