No one has refused to buy oil from russia, will take it from where it will be available
Responding to questions from journalists in America, Union minister Hardeep Singh puri said, it is the moral duty of the government of india to provide energy to its people and india will buy oil from where it will get.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Hardeep Singh puri held a bilateral meeting with US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday. It announced the launch of a New Energy Task Force to support the clean energy transition and large-scale integration of renewable energy between india and the US.
After this, while answering the questions of journalists, the Union minister openly answered on oil imports from Russia. He said it is the moral duty of the government of india to provide energy to its people and india will buy oil from where it will get. Responding to the import of oil from russia, the Union minister said, no one has forbidden india to buy oil from Russia. He said that india will buy oil from anywhere, the simple reason is that such a discussion cannot be taken to the consumer population of India.
On petrol and diesel prices, the Union minister said, "If there is an increase of 43-46% in North America, then in india we only allow an increase of 2% or more in prices." Whereas in terms of gas, globally the prices went up by 260-280%, and our ability to control the increase in gas prices is around 70%.
Significantly, India's import of crude oil from russia has increased by more than 50 times since April. india is currently importing 10 percent of the total crude oil imports from Russia. Before the ukraine war, india used to import only 0.2 percent from Russia.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Hardeep Singh puri has expressed great potential for Indo-US cooperation in the energy sector. He said that the government of india has handled the current energy crisis efficiently and has not allowed any part of the country to be affected by the lack of energy.
