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India Strengthens Ties with Russia Amid US Pressure

8/5/2025

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India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are set to visit Moscow this month, a move that underscores India's commitment to bolstering relations with Russia despite US pressure. Doval's mission will focus on India's crude oil supply strategy, potentially leveraging Russia's lowered oil price cap to benefit the nation, which relies on Russia for 42% of its oil imports.

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India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are set to visit Moscow this month, a move that underscores India's commitment to bolstering relations with Russia despite US pressure. Doval's mission will focus on India's crude oil supply strategy, potentially leveraging Russia's lowered oil price cap to benefit the nation, which relies on Russia for 42% of its oil imports.