External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has issued a firm statement on India’s commitment to ‘strategic autonomy’ for taking independent decisions concerning New Delhi’s foreign policy. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has issued a firm statement on India’s commitment to ‘strategic autonomy’ for taking independent decisions concerning foreign policy. These remarks came after US claimed that New Delhi had committed to stopping the purchase of additional Russian oil and would expand purchases of US energy products, under India-US new trade framework. While speaking at Munich Security Conference in a session alongside German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Jaishankar replied to the question on whether India will stop buying Russian oil under the provisions of India-US trade deal. US claims on India stopping Russian oil purchasesUS has imposed fresh sanctions on Moscow oil over Russia-Ukraine war, amid this President Donald Trump Secretariat of State Marco Rubio claimed that India has agreed to stop buying additional Russian crude.

Source: dna February 15, 2026 03:19 UTC