{"id":3918,"date":"2026-09-23T23:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2026-09-23T23:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:09:49","slug":"eam-jaishankar-raises-indias-concerns-over-russia-oil-tariff-law-with-us-secretary-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3918","title":{"rendered":"EAM Jaishankar raises India’s concerns over Russia oil tariff law with US Secretary of State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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United Nations, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar raised India’s concerns over the recent legislation to impose a 100 per cent tariff on buyers of Russian oil with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EAM Jaishankar wrote on X after their meeting that he “reiterated India\u2019s interests and concerns with regard to SRIA”, the Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If enforced, the tariff would impact India’s exports to the US and come in the way of the trade agreement being negotiated by the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the legislation, named after the late hawkish Senator Lindsay Graham, was passed, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said defiantly: \u201cIndia remains firmly committed to ensuring energy security for its 1.4 billion people.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It will continue to do so through diversified sourcing and on the basis of evolving market dynamics\u201d the MEA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is estimated that about 37 per cent of Russia’s oil exports go to India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump had selectively imposed a 25 per cent tariff on India for buying Russian oil, but rescinded it in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rubio, in his X post about their meeting, was silent on SRIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Together, we are building on the US-India strategic partnership and coordinating on key regional priorities and upcoming multilateral efforts,” he posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting between Jaishankar and Rubio came on the eve of the scheduled meeting between President Donald Trump of the US and President Xi Jinping of China in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaishankar said they also “discussed the Gulf and Ukraine situations”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choking of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in the aftermath of the attack on Iran by Israel and the US has had a significant impact on India, which is a major importer of oil from the Gulf region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin publicly in strong terms that in the name of humanity he should end the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting with Rubio is among the series of high-level whirlwind meetings that Jaishankar has been having on the sidelines of the General Assembly’s high-level week, with world leaders and top diplomats gathered here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the issues of the SRIA and inconclusive trade deal hang over the Washington-India relations, cooperation has been continuing in other areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US, along with India, is a member of the Quad, along with Japan and Australia, and they have been working together on aspects of security in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi in May, they reiterated their cooperation on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was seen as an effort to counter concerns about China\u2019s growing influence in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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