New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday weighed in on US President Donald Trump 's claim that India had agreed to stop purchasing oil from Russia, saying that New Delhi maintains strong ties with both Washington DC and Moscow and that each bilateral relationship should be viewed on its own merits.

Speaking to ANI, Shringla said, "Our relations with both the US and Russia are good. I don't know on what basis President Trump made the statement. I am not in government, and I am not aware of what was spoken of. Generally, each bilateral relationship should be evaluated on its own merits."

His remarks followed the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) reaffirmation of India's independent approach to energy sourcin

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