New Delhi: India’s energy security could face serious disruption as US President Donald Trump’s administration moves to widen secondary sanctions targeting major Russian oil companies, former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has warned. He said Washington’s latest pressure directly affects India’s biggest importers, including Reliance Industries, which remain tied to the US financial system.

In an interview with The Wire, he said Trump’s geopolitical priorities have shifted away from the earlier Indo-Pacific framework, reducing India’s strategic importance in Washington and limiting room for negotiations. He added that the absence of a US-India trade deal reflects broader uncertainty and is not merely a tariff dispute.

Saran also dismissed Trump’s public claims that Prime Minister Narendra

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