India chides 'double standards' of NATO's Russian oil threats

Petroleum minister adds nation not worried as supplies remain robust

Russia accounted for 38% of India's total oil imports in 2024 and remains the South Asian nation's top supplier. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA

July 18, 2025 18:57 JST

NEW DELHI -- Dismissing NATO chief Mark Rutte's warning that countries like India, China and Brazil could be hit by secondary sanctions for continuing to buy Russian oil, New Delhi has said that "securing energy needs of our people is understandably an overriding priority for us."