The central government said on Thursday that safeguarding the interests of domestic consumers in a volatile energy scenario has been its "consistent priority". Responding to media queries on the country's energy sourcing policy, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated that India is a "significant importer of oil and gas" and its import policies are "guided entirely by this objective".

In a more than 100-words-long post on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), Jaiswal wrote that expanding energy procurement from the US has 'steadily progressed over the last decade. "Ensuring stable energy prices and secured supplies have been the twin goals of our energy policy. This includes broad-basing our energy sourcing and diversifying as appropriate to meet market condit

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