: India stated Thursday that it is “broad-basing and diversifying” its energy sourcing to meet market conditions. The announcement came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him India would stop buying Russian crude oil.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to Trump’s remarks, said it has been New Delhi’s consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario.

He said India’s import policies are guided entirely by national interest, adding India has been looking at expanding energy ties with the US as well.

“Ensuring stable energy prices and secured supplies have been the twin goals of our energy policy,” he said.

“This includes broad-basing our energy sourci

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