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Informist, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025

 

--PM Modi: India, US have forward-looking comprehensive, strategic partnership 

--PM Modi: India, US have very positive global strategic partnership 

 

NEW DELHI – India and the US have a very positive and forward-looking comprehensive and global strategic partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday in a post on X, erstwhile Twitter. His comment came after US President Donald Trump on Friday said that India and the US have a very special relationship, and "there is nothing to worry about". 

 

"Deeply appreciate and fully reciprocate President Trump's sentiments and positive assessment of our ties," Modi said in context of Trump's comments. Trump's comments on India were at a White House media briefing, shortly after his post on Truth Social saying the US had lost India and Russia to China. "I don't think we have (lost India). I'm disappointed that India is buying Russian oil and I've let them know with very big tariff...50% tariff," he said. 

 

The US has slapped an additional 25% punitive tariff on Indian goods as punishment for buying crude oil from Russia, on top of a 25% reciprocal tariff announced earlier. However, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said in an interview to a new channel that India would continue to import Russian oil as India's oil purchases are driven by economic and commercial considerations.

 

"Whether it is Russian oil or anything else, it's our decision to buy from the place which suits our needs whether in terms of rates, logistics, anything. So, where we buy our oil from, especially (it) being a big-ticket foreign exchange-related item where we pay so much...we will have to take a call which (supply source) suits us the best. So, we will undoubtedly be buying it," Sitharaman said.  End

 

Reported by Pratiksha

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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