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Russia turns to India for gasoline imports amid fuel crisis

Russia has begun importing gasoline by sea from India to ease fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes on its energy infrastructure, Reuters reported, citing industry and trade sources on July 1.

1 July, 06:48 PM

India opens anti-dumping probe into Russian, Chinese and Japanese steel imports

India’s trade remedies authority has opened an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled steel from Russia, China and Japan, Reuters reported.

30 June, 01:11 PM

India summons U.S. diplomat after tanker strike kills sailors

U.S. forces struck the Palau-flagged tanker Settebello in the Gulf of Oman after accusing it of attempting to transport Iranian oil in violation of a maritime blockade, killing three Indian sailors and prompting New Delhi to lodge a formal protest, according to media reports on June 11.

11 June, 08:27 PM

India strips 235 vessels from registry in blow to sanctions-busting oil fleet

India’s ship classification society is tightening scrutiny of vessels that may be used to evade international sanctions, Reuters reported on June 9, citing IRClass Executive Chairman Arun Sharma.

10 June, 01:47 PM

India boosts Venezuelan crude imports as Middle East supply squeeze deepens

Indian refineries shifted to imports from Venezuela, as well as Brazil, Angola and Nigeria, after Middle Eastern supplies were disrupted by shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz amid the war involving Israel and the United States against Iran, Reuters reported on May 25.

25 May, 03:47 PM

Russian LNG cargo reaches China after six-month voyage

An LNG tanker carrying cargo from Russia’s sanctioned Gazprom Portovaya LNG plant has unloaded in China after spending nearly six months at sea, The Moscow Times reported on May 19.

19 May, 03:35 PM

Indian national killed in drone attack on Moscow Oblast, India's embassy confirms

An Indian worker was killed, and three Indian nationals were wounded in a drone attack on the Moscow Oblast, India's embassy in Russia reported on May 17.

18 May, 03:15 PM

India doubles its imports of sanctioned Russian crude - Reuters

India’s crude oil imports fell 13% in March, compared to February, with half coming from Russia, after the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran halted Middle Eastern shipments via the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters wrote on April 21.

21 April, 01:31 PM

India buys Iranian oil for first time in 7 years, competing with Russia

India has purchased Iranian crude oil for the first time in seven years after the United States temporarily eased sanctions to ease supply shortages caused by conflict in the Middle East, Reuters reported on April 8, citing vessel-tracking data from LSEG and Kpler.

8 April, 01:30 PM

India quadruples imports of Venezuelan oil, emerging as top buyer

Indian refiners have become the largest buyers of Venezuelan oil, replacing China as the top importer after the United States took control over the country’s oil sales, Bloomberg reported on Apr. 2.

2 April, 02:36 PM

India approves $25B arms deal including more Russian S-400 systems

India has approved a large-scale arms purchase worth $25 billion, including new Russian missile systems, despite possible criticism from the United States, Bloomberg reported on March 27.

28 March, 10:17 PM

Saudi Arabia to cut oil shipments to China and India amid Middle East war

Saudi Arabia’s oil sales to its two biggest Asian buyers, China and India, will be lower than usual in April due to supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported on March 26.

26 March, 11:56 AM

India may be set to abandon Russia's Su-57 fighter jet for good

India's government is considering joining one of two European sixth-generation fighter jet programs, a move that would effectively end Russia's hopes of selling its Su-57 aircraft to New Delhi, Defense Express reported on March 22.

22 March, 09:08 PM

Russia helped India arrest Ukrainian nationals, report says

Russia shared intelligence with Indian law enforcement to monitor a group of suspects, including several Ukrainians and a U.S. citizen, for nearly three months before their arrests, sources at India’s National Investigation Agency told German public broadcaster DW.

21 March, 01:36 AM

Indian Navy escorts tankers through Hormuz

The Indian Navy has begun escorting oil and gas tankers bound for India through the Strait of Hormuz under Operation Sankalp, The Economic Times reported March 16.

16 March, 10:04 PM

U.S. Treasury grants India 30-day waiver to buy stranded Russian oil

The USA issued India a 30-day sanctions waiver, allowing Indian refineries to purchase Russian oil now located on tankers at sea, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote on X on March 6.

6 March, 08:26 AM

80% of Russian oil went to China and India in 2025

Russia exported roughly 80% of its oil in 2025 to just China and India while overall crude shipments declined 0.8% to 238 million tons, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Feb. 27, according to Reuters.

27 February, 08:05 PM

Russia eyeing more oil sales to China but faces steeper discounts

Russia intends to maintain stable Urals crude oil exports in March by boosting shipments to China as India sharply cuts purchases following a trade deal with the United States, but Chinese buyers are pressing for even steeper discounts, Reuters reported on Feb. 26.

27 February, 02:30 PM

Russia ramps up supertanker oil shipments to China

Russia is rerouting more crude shipments to China on very large crude carriers after India sharply reduced purchases, pushing February deliveries to a record 2.09 million barrels per day, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 24.

25 February, 12:31 PM

India retains stake in Russia’s Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project

India’s state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has completed payments to the liquidation fund of the Sakhalin-1 project to retain its 20% stake, Russia’s Interfax reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 01:48 PM

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