Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a day after US President Donald Trump imposed a further 25 % tariff on Indian items, taking the full tariff burden to 50 % in response to New Delhi’s continued buy of oil from the Kremlin.
In a publish on social media platform X, the Russian Embassy in India confirmed the assembly, saying, “Russia’s President Vladimir Putin obtained India’s Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval on the Kremlin.”
#WATCH | Russian Embassy in India tweets, “Russia’s President Vladimir Putin obtained India’s Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval on the Kremlin.”
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Earlier than his assembly with President Putin, NSA Doval held talks with Secretary of the Russian Safety Council, Sergey Shoigu. The 2 sides mentioned methods to additional deepen the Russia-India “particular and privileged strategic partnership” and harassed the significance of coordinated efforts in making ready for the upcoming bilateral summit scheduled for later this 12 months.
Additionally they mentioned cooperation between Russia and India in multilateral codecs and exchanged views on key problems with worldwide safety.
India and Russia proceed to be shut and time-tested companions, collaborating on a spread of key protection and strategic initiatives. These embrace the availability of S-400 air protection methods, MiG-29 fighter jets, and joint manufacturing of AK-203 rifles and BrahMos missiles in India—tasks that underline the depth of bilateral protection cooperation.
Tensions have flared between India and the US after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an govt order imposing a further 25 per cent responsibility on Indian imports, citing India’s ongoing oil commerce with Russia. The transfer takes the full responsibility on Indian items to 50 per cent.
The newly introduced duties will take impact 21 days after the signing of the order and can apply to all eligible Indian imports arriving within the US, apart from consignments which might be already in transit and have obtained clearance earlier than September 17.
The US administration has cited India’s ongoing oil commerce with Russia as the rationale for the brand new commerce boundaries. India, nevertheless, has protested this as selective strain and argued that it’s being unfairly focused by Washington and Brussels.
New Delhi has cited the EU’s commerce ties with Moscow, saying the EU data a projected 67.5 billion euros in items commerce with Russia in 2024 and a projected 17.2 billion euros in providers commerce in 2023 – figures that underline continued financial engagement regardless of the Ukraine battle.
Shortly after asserting the tariffs, Trump signaled the potential of “secondary sanctions” on New Delhi.
“It is solely been 8 hours. So let’s examine what occurs. You are going to see much more… You are going to see a lot secondary sanctions,” Trump stated throughout a White Home press briefing.
(With ANI Inputs)