'Yahan se tareef, wahan se tariffs': Jairam Ramesh takes swipe at PM Modi after Trump's Russia oil claim

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : India's Ministry of External Affairs responded that energy sourcing is based on national interests and consumer protection.
57% : Responding to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "India is a significant importer of oil and gas.
55% : "PM Modi is frightened of Trump," Rahul Gandhi said as he listed recent incidents, "1.(PM Modi) Allows Trump to decide and announce that India will not buy Russian oil.
50% : "PM tweets praises for Trump, but tariffs are imposed by the US.
50% : Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on PM Modi, alleging that he is "frightened" of Trump.
50% : Trump made the remarks during a joint news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel at the Oval Office, where the two highlighted the administration's efforts to curb violent crime.
50% : Responding to ANI's question on whether he viewed India as a reliable partner, Trump said, "Yeah, sure.
47% : I was not happy that India was buying oil.
45% : "The PM should tell what is the truth behind buying oil from Russia?
45% : 5. Doesn't contradict him on Operation Sindoor," he posted on X. This comes after the US President on Wednesday (local time) said that PM Modi had assured him that India would stop purchasing oil from Russia, describing it as "a big step" in efforts to increase global pressure on Moscow.
44% : And he assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia.
34% : The Rajya Sabha MP further questioned PM Modi's silence on multiple claims made by Trump, including the stopping of the India-Pakistan war by issuing "trade threats" and his claims that India won't buy oil from Russia.
30% : Yesterday, Trump said that he told PM Modi that India should not buy oil from Russia, and India assured him that it would not buy oil from Russia.
28% : Trump also criticised India's previous oil imports from Russia, stating, "We were not happy with him buying oil from Russia, because that lets Russia continue on with this ridiculous war, where they've lost a million and a half people, by the way.
23% : Amid mounting chaos over Donald Trump's "India would stop purchasing oil from Russia" claims, senior Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a dig at the centre, saying that decisions made by the Indian government are announced by the US president.

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