New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump once again claiming to have received an assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India slashing oil imports from Russia to “almost nothing” by the end of the year, New Delhi has nixed the possibility of a meeting between the two leaders in Kuala Lumpur next week.

Modi has decided to avoid travelling to Kuala Lumpur for the meeting with ASEAN counterparts, pouring cold water on speculation about a bilateral meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the summit of the Southeast Asian leaders and the related meetings, which Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia will host from October 26 to 28.

“Had a warm conversation with my dear friend, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia. Congratulated him on Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship and conveyed b

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