NSA Ajit Dowal in Russia amid trump tariff danger: major talks with Kremlin; Will the oil be on the agenda? , Bharat News
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived Moscow on Tuesday to negotiate a strategic partnership, defense and security cooperation between India and Russia, Russian news agency TAS said.Their visit comes when Trump -led US administration has continued trade threats for countries closely with Russia, including India.This is a scheduled visit with a discussion focused on defense cooperation between the two countries. “The current growth of geo -political status will also be discussed. In addition, subjects will include such pressure cases in the form of supply of Russian oil. [to India]”The source told Tass.Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump announced a plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on India as “fine”. He also said that India and Russia can “take their dead economies down together,” inspire India to tell that it remains the fastest growing major economy in the world.Trump further stated that India “always bought a vast majority of its military equipment from Russia,” and “” Russia’s biggest buyer is with China. “On Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) described the US and the European Union’s criticism on the import of Russian oil of India and the European Union as “unfair”, stating that Western countries had earlier supported such trade to stabilize global energy markets and still continue to purchase goods and services from Russia.Mea said, “India will take all necessary measures to protect their national interests and economic security,” given that the US and the European Union continued trade with Russia, including energy and major items, despite publicly opposing Ukraine’s struggle.Mea also pointed to “double standards”, the European Union trade with Russia in 2024 was much higher than in India.
