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Comments on Russian and Iran Oil Purchases Were Wrong: Ram Madhav Clarifies After Controversy over Remarks
Madhav said his comments were factually incorrect after claiming India had agreed to halt Russian and Iranian oil purchases and accept 50% U.S. tariffs.
- On Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Madhav retracted comments claiming India halted oil imports from Russia and Iran, admitting his previous statements were "factually incorrect."
- Madhav made the remarks during a panel discussion at the Hudson Institute in Washington titled "New paths forward for the US-India relationship," where he attempted to counter claims regarding trade policies.
- Previously, the Trump administration imposed a 25 percent tariff on Indian goods for buying Russian oil, which later doubled to 50 percent before an interim deal brought the effective rate to 18 percent.
- Following the retraction, Congress party leaders launched attacks on the ruling BJP, alleging Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "compromised" and acts as a "puppet" to please the Trump administration.
- India has consistently maintained that its oil purchases are aimed at ensuring national energy security rather than aligning with U.S. demands, despite ongoing Opposition criticism of government policy.
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Ram Madhav's Russia, Iran oil remark boomerangs, gives Congress ammo
Senior BJP and RSS leader Ram Madhav's remarks in the US, suggesting that India had aligned closely with US interests by halting oil purchases from Iran and Russia, came under heavy criticism from the Congress. He issued an apology later and clarified his remarks.
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