{"id":33422,"date":"2025-10-20T09:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnnweb.com\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:03:59","slug":"trump-warns-india-over-russian-oil-imports-denies-meas-claim-of-no-recent-modi-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?p=33422","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns India over Russian oil imports, denies MEA\u2019s claim of no recent Modi call"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Washington, DC [US], October 20, 2025: US President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his criticism of India\u2019s continued purchase of Russian oil, warning that New Delhi would keep facing high tariffs unless it stops importing crude from Moscow.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he had spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had assured him that India would not increase its imports of Russian oil.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When informed that India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) denied any such recent call, Trump responded, \u201cThen they\u2019ll just continue to pay massive tariffs. But I don\u2019t believe they said that. No, I spoke with Prime Minister Modi, and he said he\u2019s not going to be doing the Russian oil thing.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs clarified that no phone call had taken place between the two leaders in recent days. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, \u201cI am not aware of any conversation yesterday between the Prime Minister and President Trump.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jaiswal confirmed that the last conversation between Modi and Trump occurred on October 9, when the two leaders discussed trade relations and regional peace initiatives. \u201cPrime Minister Modi congratulated President Trump on the success of the Gaza peace plan. They also reviewed the progress in trade negotiations and agreed to remain in touch,\u201d Jaiswal said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Reiterating India\u2019s stance on energy procurement, the MEA maintained that the country\u2019s oil imports are guided by its national energy security and economic interests, referencing an earlier statement issued on the matter.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Trump\u2019s remarks come amid sustained Western pressure on nations to reduce their energy ties with Russia following the Ukraine conflict, which Washington and its allies argue continues to fund Moscow\u2019s military operations.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC [US], October 20, 2025: US President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his criticism of India\u2019s continued purchase of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1557],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"colormag-highlighted-post":false,"colormag-featured-post-medium":false,"colormag-featured-post-small":false,"colormag-featured-image":false,"colormag-default-news":false,"colormag-featured-image-large":false},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Washington, DC [US], October 20, 2025: US President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his criticism of India\u2019s continued purchase of","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["Others"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":1,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":false,"medium":false,"thumbnail":false},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?author=3"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e12f979c7dbcc2096868fc531de295a11443c392b4bb6e60ce343131707eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?cat=1557\">Others<\/a>","videoUrl":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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