Why India’s energy security is now caught in Trump’s ‘coercive geopolitics’? Expert weighs in
India's energy security is at stake amid heightened US sanctions targeting Russian oil imports. Raj Yadav, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, JNU, says legislation imposes economic pressure while India attempts to maintain crucial relations with Russia and US.
The new US law targeting Russia and Iran has heightened concerns about India's energy security, according to Raj Yadav, an expert on Russia and Central Asia at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. This "coercive geopolitics" comes shortly after India's successful chairing of the BRICS Summit, where consensus was achieved despite political differences among member nations.
The law, signed on September 18th, threatens India with 100% tariffs if it continues purchasing oil from Russia, a move that India asserts is driven by national interest and the availability of oil at global market prices.
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