Reliance Industries has started recalibrating its Russian oil imports in line with the government’s guidelines, a company spokesperson confirmed. Coming as it does in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s claim that India would stop buying oil from Russia, the development sparked a controversy over the government’s stance.

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, taking a dig at the government, said, “Modi proposes, Reliance disposes, Trump exposes.”

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The remarks of the main Opposition party’s general secretary were in reference to reports that Reliance Industries is reducing its purchases of Russian crude oil.

The controversy began after Trump claimed that India had agreed to stop buying oil from Russia, evoking sharp criticism from the Opposition. However, the government

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