Prime minister faces a choice between high tariffs or giving up cheap oil, putting New Delhi’s non-alignment policy under severe strain

The US president said he would penalise India if it didn’t cut Russian oil imports, on top of a general 25 per cent tariff

Both state-run and private refiners in India are allowed to buy from their preferred sources, and crude purchases remain a commercial decision.

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump telling reporters Friday that he "heard" India would halt purchases, officials in New Delhi have pushed back.

Trump claims India is buying Russian oil and reselling it for profit, disregarding the Ukraine conflict.

Trump claims India is buying Russian oil and reselling it for profit, disregarding the Ukraine conflict.

US president accuses India of buying Russian oil and reselling it on the open market ‘for big profits’.

Prime minister faces a choice between high tariffs or giving up cheap oil, putting New Delhi’s non-alignment policy under severe strain

Russia is one of India’s top oil suppliers and trade partners, contributing to around 35% of the country’s total supplies.

Washington: President Donald Trump threatened Monday to hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil — a key source of revenue for Moscow’s war on…

Trump said he will “substantially” raise tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — and selling derivative products — as Indian leaders voice their resistance.

New Delhi called out the EU and the U.S., saying that they were also engaging in trade with Moscow.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened India with increased tariffs over its purchase of Russian oil amid Moscow's war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin commented on Tuesday that Trump's comments were "attempts to force countries to stop trade relations with Russia."

Trump has previously said that India’s purchase of Russian oil has helped finance Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Trump's tariff threats and social media outbursts have raised concerns about the state of India-US relations.

If India were to stop buying Russian oil today, global crude prices would jump, industry sources in the Indian petroleum sector told CNBC,

US president’s penalty on India for buying Russia oil will do little damage to Putin while alienating a vital ally

India's set to face a 50% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil. That's now among the highest duties on any of the U.S.' trading partners.