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India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia

Kumari Sonali

India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia:

The US claims that India has “agreed to stop buying Russian oil” under the 2026 India–US trade understanding. The statement has revived questions about how India balances its long-standing partnership with Russia amid mounting geopolitical and economic pressure from the US.The US claim on ending Russian oil imports has sharpened India’s strategic dilemma of balancing deep defence and energy ties with Russia against growing economic, trade, and geopolitical pressure from the US.India’s response reflects pragmatic multi-alignment: gradually diversifying energy and defence sources while leveraging US trade, technology, and Indo-Pacific partnerships, without formally abandoning Russia.

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