2025-08-25Niranjan Ghatule
India’s crude oil imports fell 4.3% in July 2025 amid lower global prices, reduced fuel demand, and shifting supply trends. Russia, the US, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE emerged as top suppliers shaping India’s energy mix.
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2025-08-15Niranjan Ghatule
India has become Russia’s second-largest oil buyer after China, importing nearly 40% of its crude from Moscow despite Western sanctions. This surge began after the 2022 Ukraine war, when Russia offered steep discounts. With a high-stakes Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska underway, U.S. pressure on India could intensify, threatening its energy security, trade ties, and fuel prices.
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2025-08-06Niranjan Ghatule
India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is in Russia carrying a special message from PM Modi, amid rising tensions with the U.S. President Donald Trump has already imposed a 25% tariff on Indian exports and warned of further penalties due to India’s continued purchase of discounted Russian oil.
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2025-07-14Niranjan Ghatule
India imported 2.08 million barrels per day of Russian crude in June 2025, breaking an 11-month record. Discover how this move reflects India's energy security strategy, global diplomacy, and the path to becoming an energy superpower.
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2025-06-29Niranjan Ghatule
While the world isolates Russia, India makes a surprising power move—importing a record-breaking 1.3 million tonnes of Russian coal in May 2025. What’s behind this bold shift from Indonesia to Russia? Is this India’s masterstroke in energy diplomacy, a challenge to the West, and a checkmate to China? Discover how coal is becoming a weapon in the new world order.
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2025-06-20Niranjan Ghatule
India may be on the verge of its biggest-ever oil discovery in the Andaman Sea. With potential reserves comparable to Guyana’s massive oil fields, this find could revolutionize India’s energy security, reduce dependence on imports, and drive multi-trillion dollar GDP growth.
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