'Pakistan selling oil to India someday': MEA refuses entertain Trump's strange comment

US President Donald Trump, who imposed a blanket 25 per cent tariff on all Indian-origin goods effective August 7, has also made a strange proposal even as he announced the US decision to develop Pakistan's oil reserves.

 

In a social media post, Trump had said, “We have just concluded a Deal with the Country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive Oil Reserves. We are in the process of choosing the Oil Company that will lead this Partnership. Who knows, maybe they’ll be selling Oil to India some day!”

 

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal refused to comment on the suggestion by Donald Trump, saying  "I have no comments to offer in this matter," even as he said India has taken note of the sanctions imposed by the US. “We have taken note of the sanctions and we are looking into it. About the query of proposed oil, etc, I have no comments to offer in this particular matter."

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Further, reacting to media reports that some of the Indian oil companies have stopped taking oil from Russia, Jaiswal said, "You are aware of our broad approach to energy sourcing requirements, that we look at what is available in the market and the prevailing global situation. We are not aware of any specifics."

 

India currently relies heavily on oil imports from Russia.

 

He observed that India and the US share a comprehensive global strategic partnership anchored in shared interests, democratic values, and robust people-to-people ties and added that this partnership has weathered several transitions and challenges.

 

"We remain focused on the substantive agenda that our two countries have committed to and are confident that the relationship will continue to move forward," he added.

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