Amid escalating tensions between New Delhi and Washington, India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, spoke to US Senator Lindsey Graham
and shared New Delhi's perspective on its energy security, including increasing energy trade with the United States. This comes after Grahman urged India to use its "influence" to help US President Donald Trump end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "Spoke to Senator @LindseyGrahamSC and shared with him the Indian perspective on our energy security, including increasing energy trade with the United States," India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra said in a post on social media. As Trump imposed a staggering 50 per cent tariff on India, 25 per cent levy, topped with a 25 per cent penalty for continued purchase of Russian oil, Graham had supported the US President's decision. "Making those like India pay a price for their war profiteering is a good place to start," he had said.
US Senator Asks India to Use Influence To End Russia-Ukraine Conflict
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the US Senator urged India to use its "influence" to help Trump end the Ukraine war. He said that it would be "consequential" in improving relations between Washington and Delhi.
"As I have been telling my friends in India, one of the most consequential things they could do to improve India-US relations is to help President Trump end this bloodbath in Ukraine," Graham posted on Friday.
"I hope Prime Minister Modi emphasised to Putin in their recent phone call the need to end this war in Ukraine justly, honourably and forever. I have always believed India has influence in this matter, and I am hoping they will use it wisely," Graham added.
