The US has been putting increasing pressure on India to distance itself from Russia
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President Biden's campaign to unite the globe against the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being challenged not only by adversaries such as China but also by the world's most populous democracy, India.
The newly appointed Russian envoy added that India is a "world pharmacy" and a leading manufacturer of drug copies that are no worse than the original.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US is putting pressure on China, Turkey, and a number of other countries because of cooperation with Russia.
However, support for the Russian leadership is support for an invasion that obviously is having a devastating impact, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters
The United States on Tuesday said India would not be violating US sanctions by purchasing Russian oil but added that such a move would put the country on 'wrong side of history'
India taking up Russia's offer of discounted crude oil would not be a violation of American sanctions, the White House has said
IOC said in late February it would buy Russian oil on delivered basis to avoid any complication relating to fixing vessels and insurance
This will allow Russian importers to pay in rubles and enable Indian exporters to do so in rupees
Amid a war between Russia and Ukraine, Modi said India's several needs are connected to the involved countries but it is on the side of peace and hopes that all problems get resolved through dialogue.
During the 2014-2015 war in Ukraine, neon prices went up by several times over, indicating how serious this can be for the semiconductor industry
At a media briefing, Russian Ambassador-designate Denis Alipov also referred to a bilateral mechanism to do business in national currencies
The two leaders discussed the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from the conflict areas
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Indian Oil Corp will no longer accept cargoes of Russian crude oil and Kazakh CPC Blend cargoes on a free-on-board basis due to insurance risk
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First Air India flight carrying 219 Indian evacuees from Ukraine lands at Mumbai airport from Bucharest at 7.50 pm