India seeks to import more US oil and gas under pressure from Trump to stop Russian oil purchases

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Trump has been frustrated by his inability to force an end to the war in Ukraine, which began with Russia's invasion almost four years ago.
62% : "In discussions we are in, we have indicated very positively that India as a country would like to diversify its portfolio as far as energy imports are concerned.
55% : " India is the second biggest buyer of Russian oil after China.
51% : Talks were suspended after five formal rounds of negotiations after Trump expressed displeasure over India's continued purchases of Russian oil.
50% : Trump cited its purchases from Moscow when he announced 50% tariffs on imports from India in August.
50% : In February, Modi and Trump set a target of finalizing the first tranche of a trade agreement by autumn.
50% : In turn, Trump called Modi his "friend" and wished him well on his birthday last month.
44% : He's not buying oil," Trump said.
43% : Expanding India's energy dealings with the U.S. could help India mitigate supply disruptions and align with Washington's push to reduce global dependence on Russian oil.
39% : Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had personally assured him his country would stop buying Russian oil, in a move that might add to pressure on Moscow to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
38% : Agarwal told reporters India has been buying around $12-$13 billion worth of crude oil and gas from the U.S. annually and there was room to nearly double that without causing disruptions for Indian refiners.
23% : India says it is looking to step up purchases of crude oil and natural gas from the U.S. as it diversifies its energy supplies and confronts criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump over its imports of discounted Russian oil.

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