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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

India to cut out Russian crude imports, Trump claims

India has agreed to stop buying oil from Russia and instead increase imports from the United States and possibly Venezuela in exchange for lower U.S. tariff rates, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 2.

2 February, 08:28 PM

China cuts Russian oil imports after spending nearly $50 billion

Russia reduced its oil supplies to China, its largest buyer, by 7.1% in 2025 compared with 2024 to 100.72 million tons, while the value of those exports fell 20% to $49.8 billion, according to Russia’s Interfax on Jan. 31.

31 January, 03:09 PM

Hundreds of Indians forced to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Since 2022, Russia has recruited 202 Indian citizens to fight in its war against Ukraine, the Indian Foreign Ministry reported on Dec. 18.

19 December 2025, 11:00 AM

Moscow seeks a drone-production partnership with India and offers tech transfers as part of the deal

The Kremlin is increasingly relying on India to ease its domestic labor shortages and is setting conditions for New Delhi to support drone production for Russia’s war effort, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War on Dec. 6.

7 December 2025, 11:09 AM

Putin vows to seize all of Donbas and 'Novorossiya' either way

Moscow will "in any case" occupy "Donbas and Novorossiya" — either by military means or "otherwise," Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with India Today on Dec. 4, amid U.S. peace proposals, according to Russian state media.

4 December 2025, 12:14 PM

Trump’s oil sanctions force Putin’s partners to play by U.S. rules

Chinese and Indian banks and oil refineries have begun complying with U.S. sanctions against Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft, U.S. Treasury Department representative said, Reuters reported on Nov. 20.

21 November 2025, 10:44 AM

India’s largest oil refiner plans new purchase of Russian crude — Bloomberg

India’s state-owned oil refining company, Indian Oil Corp. (IOC), has issued a tender for crude oil deliveries in early 2026 that includes Russian ESPO and Sokol grades, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 12.

12 November 2025, 02:47 PM

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