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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified it is not aware of any conversation between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Trump on Wednesday (October 15) claimed that PM Modi told him that India will stop purchasing oil from Russia.
"On the question of whether there was a conversation or a telephone call between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, I am not aware of any conversation yesterday," the ministry's spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told media Thursday (October 16) evening.
A delegation of Indian negotiators are in the US to further trade talks with the US which has imposed 50% tariff on India that came into effect on August 27, 2025. Trump last month admitted that levying the hefty tariff on India was "not an easy thing to do".
The ministry earlier in the day said that India's energy imports are determined by the interests of domestic consumers and that the US and India will deepen energy cooperation, stating the Trump administration has shown positive interest.
Also Read:Donald Trump says PM Modi assures him India will not buy oil from Russia
"India’s consistent priority has been to safeguard interests of Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario," Jaiswal said, a stance that received positive backing from Russia.
"Ensuring stable energy prices and secured supplies have been twin goals of India’s energy policy. Broad basing energy sourcing and diversifying to meet market conditions is part of India’s energy policy," Jaiswal added.
Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov too chimed in, backing India's stand of prioritising public welfare. "Much credit to the Government of India for prioritising the welfare of its citizens and ensuring access to affordable energy," Alipov had said.
"The attempt by the so-called global north to compose neo-colonial unilateral approaches, including legal sanctions and tariffs and to provoke conflicts and trade wars in order to retain dominance only highlights its reluctance to accept the emergence of a multi polar world," Alipov added.
Trump on Wednesday (October 15) claimed that PM Modi told him that India will stop purchasing oil from Russia.
"On the question of whether there was a conversation or a telephone call between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, I am not aware of any conversation yesterday," the ministry's spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told media Thursday (October 16) evening.
A delegation of Indian negotiators are in the US to further trade talks with the US which has imposed 50% tariff on India that came into effect on August 27, 2025. Trump last month admitted that levying the hefty tariff on India was "not an easy thing to do".
The ministry earlier in the day said that India's energy imports are determined by the interests of domestic consumers and that the US and India will deepen energy cooperation, stating the Trump administration has shown positive interest.
Also Read:Donald Trump says PM Modi assures him India will not buy oil from Russia
"India’s consistent priority has been to safeguard interests of Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario," Jaiswal said, a stance that received positive backing from Russia.
"Ensuring stable energy prices and secured supplies have been twin goals of India’s energy policy. Broad basing energy sourcing and diversifying to meet market conditions is part of India’s energy policy," Jaiswal added.
Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov too chimed in, backing India's stand of prioritising public welfare. "Much credit to the Government of India for prioritising the welfare of its citizens and ensuring access to affordable energy," Alipov had said.
"The attempt by the so-called global north to compose neo-colonial unilateral approaches, including legal sanctions and tariffs and to provoke conflicts and trade wars in order to retain dominance only highlights its reluctance to accept the emergence of a multi polar world," Alipov added.
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