Sensible to get finest deal in curiosity of Indians: Jaishankar on oil imports from Russia

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The authorities doesn’t ask Indian firms to purchase oil from Russia however it’s a wise coverage to get the very best deal within the curiosity of the Indian individuals, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned on Wednesday.

Responding to questions from members within the Upper House, the minister mentioned it’s his obligation to place the curiosity of the Indian individuals first to make sure that they don’t pay the price of another international locations’ actions or another area’s actions for fertilizer, meals, and so forth.

“We do not ask our companies to buy Russian oil. We ask our companies to buy oil, what is the best option that they can get. Now it depends on what the market throws up. If tomorrow the market gives us more competitive options. Again, please do understand. It’s not just that we buy oil from one country. We buy oil from multiple sources, but it is a sensible policy to go where we get the best deal in the interests of the Indian people and that is exactly what we are trying to do,” Jaishankar mentioned.

The US and European international locations have been important of India’s oil imports from Russia in the course of the Ukraine battle, however New Delhi has remained agency on the problem.

On the Ukraine concern, Jaishankar mentioned that the federal government’s stand is publicly clear on the prime minister’s degree that this isn’t an period of warfare.

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“We have consistently urged dialogue and diplomacy. When it comes to the impact of the war on the Indian people or the rest of the world, we have also done the right things. We have taken measures to soften the impact whether it is of fuel or whether it is of food inflation or whether it is fertiliser costs,” the minister mentioned.

In response to the query of DMK member Tiruchi Siva about college students who’ve returned from Ukraine, Jaishankar mentioned among the college students have gone again whereas some have regarded for different options.

“In some cases, the Ukrainian authorities have offered some solutions. It is a very mixed picture. Unfortunately, there is no clean and simple answer here. But the government is doing what it can in this situation,” Jaishankar mentioned.

NEW DELHI: The authorities doesn’t ask Indian firms to purchase oil from Russia however it’s a wise coverage to get the very best deal within the curiosity of the Indian individuals, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned on Wednesday.

Responding to questions from members within the Upper House, the minister mentioned it’s his obligation to place the curiosity of the Indian individuals first to make sure that they don’t pay the price of another international locations’ actions or another area’s actions for fertilizer, meals, and so forth.

“We do not ask our companies to buy Russian oil. We ask our companies to buy oil, what is the best option that they can get. Now it depends on what the market throws up. If tomorrow the market gives us more competitive options. Again, please do understand. It’s not just that we buy oil from one country. We buy oil from multiple sources, but it is a sensible policy to go where we get the best deal in the interests of the Indian people and that is exactly what we are trying to do,” Jaishankar mentioned.

The US and European international locations have been important of India’s oil imports from Russia in the course of the Ukraine battle, however New Delhi has remained agency on the problem.

On the Ukraine concern, Jaishankar mentioned that the federal government’s stand is publicly clear on the prime minister’s degree that this isn’t an period of warfare.

ALSO READ | Ukraine slams India for getting Russian oil, calls it ‘morally inappropriate’

“We have consistently urged dialogue and diplomacy. When it comes to the impact of the war on the Indian people or the rest of the world, we have also done the right things. We have taken measures to soften the impact whether it is of fuel or whether it is of food inflation or whether it is fertiliser costs,” the minister mentioned.

In response to the query of DMK member Tiruchi Siva about college students who’ve returned from Ukraine, Jaishankar mentioned among the college students have gone again whereas some have regarded for different options.

“In some cases, the Ukrainian authorities have offered some solutions. It is a very mixed picture. Unfortunately, there is no clean and simple answer here. But the government is doing what it can in this situation,” Jaishankar mentioned.