‘Opportunistic Arbitrage Is Unacceptable’: US Treasury Secretary On India’s Russian Oil Trade

The US-India-Russia oil trade dispute escalated this week as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent openly criticised New Delhi for what he termed “opportunistic arbitrage” in its imports and re-exports of Russian oil.In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Bessent said India’s sharp pivot to Russian crude since the Ukraine war had created room for profiteering at the expense of global sanctions

August 20, 2025
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There Is An Upward Trend In India-China Ties, NSA Ajit Doval Says

India-China relations appear to be witnessing an upward trajectory with renewed diplomatic engagements, as emphasised by India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi this week.Opening the 24th round of Special Representatives’ (SR) talks on the boundary question, Doval underscored that bilateral interactions between the

August 20, 2025
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