The United States has granted a six-month waiver from sanctions on India's Chabahar port project in Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

Addressing a press conference, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said that India is studying the implications of US sanctions on Russian oil companies.

"We are studying the implications of the recent US sanctions on Russian oil companies. Our decisions naturally take into account the evolving dynamics of the global market," he said.

"Our position on the larger question of energy sourcing is well known. In this endeavour, we are guided by the imperative to secure affordable energy from diverse sources to meet the energy security needs of our 1.4 billion people," Jaiswal added.

Jaiswal also referred to the ongoing trade neg

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