US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said that India is already taking steps to reduce its reliance on Russian oil. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York, Greer claimed that Russian crude was never “a bedrock part of the Indian economy” and that New Delhi could cut back on imports without hurting its growth.

US says India already diversifying energy imports beyond Moscow

According to Greer, India’s dramatic rise in Russian oil purchases came only after the Ukraine war began in 2022 and should be seen as a short-term measure, not a long-term strategy. “I can already see them starting to diversify. I think they get it,” Greer remarked, pointing to India’s growing energy deals with other suppliers.

Greer added that the Trump administration is not ordering India to break ties with

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