Russia and India have achieved good results in energy cooperation and Moscow is interested in working on joint energy projects with New Delhi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Indian counterpart in Moscow on Thursday.

For more than two decades, Washington and New Delhi built a strategic partnership that was hailed as one of the great success stories of post–Cold War diplomacy. Today, that relationship is facing its most serious test in years — and India is signaling it has other options.

Dismissing the criticism of India’s Russian oil imports, Jaishankar pointed out, “We are not the biggest purchasers of Russian oil, that is China. We are not the biggest purchasers of LNG, that is the European Union.

At a joint press briefing in Moscow, Jaishankar emphasised the depth and stability of the India–Russia relationship, defended oil trade amid US criticism, and urged alignment with shifting global real

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed some of the “richest families in India” benefited from the purchase of Russian crude oil, while reiterating plans to boost tariffs on the South Asian nation.

Russian diplomat Roman Babushkin, in a press briefing, laid out the red carpet for India to export its products to Russia amid punitive US tariffs while castigating Trump for humiliating its 'friends'.

The trade deal talks with EAEU were stalled in early 2022 after the Ukraine war. The grouping comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, apart from Russia.