India has committed to stop buying Russian oil “directly or indirectly”, US President Donald Trump said while lifting the 25 per cent penal tariff on Indian exports, but the Narendra Modi government has declined to confirm this. The executive order issued by Trump said that US officials would monitor whether India had resumed importing Russian oil. “Insofar as India’s energy sourcing is concerned, the government has stated publicly on several occasions that ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion Indians is the supreme priority of the government. The oil trade with Moscow, cited by Trump to double the reciprocal tariff to 50 per cent on India for allegedly funding the Kremlin’s war machine, is on the wane but has not stopped. Following the announcement of the US-India trade deal, the trade volume could soften further to less than 1 million bpd (barrels per day).

Source: The Telegraph February 08, 2026 01:44 UTC