India’s envoy to Russia, Vinay Kumar, affirmed that Indian companies will keep purchasing oil from sources offering the “best deal,” stressing that New Delhi’s foremost priority remains securing energy for its 1.4 billion citizens, reported NDTV.

Speaking to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency, Kumar described the United States’ move to increase tariffs by 25 per cent raising duties to more than 50 per cent, as “unfair, unreasonable and unjustified”.