Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File
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India on Thursday (February 5, 2026) asserted that guaranteeing the vitality safety for its 1.4 billion individuals is the core of its method on sourcing petroleum merchandise.
Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal’s feedback at a media briefing got here in response to Washington’s declare that India has agreed to cease shopping for Russian oil.
“Insofar as India’s vitality sourcing is worried, the federal government has said publicly on a number of events that guaranteeing the vitality safety of 1.4 billion Indians is the supreme precedence of the federal government,” Mr. Jaiswal mentioned.
“Diversifying our vitality sourcing consistent with goal market circumstances and evolving worldwide dynamics is on the core of our technique to make sure this,” it mentioned.
“All of India’s actions are taken and shall be taken with this in thoughts,” he mentioned.
Printed – February 05, 2026 02:54 pm IST