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The authorities of India stated that it had increased the purchase of Russian oi...

The invasion was never condemned. India explained why buys Russian oil at discounts

The authorities of India stated that it had increased the purchase of Russian oil to restrain inflation. India did not condemn the invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. The Government of India stated that they import Russian oil as part of their inflation management strategy and that other countries are doing something similar. Reuters writes about it. India is the third largest consumer and imported crude oil in the world.

Video Day Imports of Russian Oil to India have increased to 12-13% in the total import of the country. In February, it was approximately 2%. India's finance minister Nurchaman said that the Prime Minister of Narendra Modi deserves a praise for balancing trade and other relations with different countries.

"I pay tribute to the state wisdom of the Prime Minister, who on a global scale made sure that we have kept relations with all countries, but still managed to get Russian fuel that Japan is doing today, which some other countries do," the head said India's Ministry of Finance. Retail prices in India in July were 6. 71% higher than a year earlier.

Although the annual inflation rate has decreased within three months, it has exceeded the permissible central bank range from 2 to 6%for the seventh month in a row. It is noted that, despite the pressure of the West, India did not condemn the February invasion of Russia into Ukraine, calling for a diplomatic settlement of the crisis. For years, the Russian Federation has been the largest supplier of defense equipment to India.