Jaishankar meets Rubio: India flags Russia sanctions, US waves friendship

In a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the UN General Assembly, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised concerns over the recently enacted Russian sanctions legislation, highlighting the widening rift between the two nations. While Jaishankar specifically mentioned the sanctions issue and the Gulf, as well as Ukraine, in his social media post, Rubio's message on X focused on building the US-India strategic partnership and coordinating on regional priorities.

This discrepancy between their messaging underscores the growing disagreement between the two countries, particularly in the face of the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA) signed by President Donald Trump, which gives him authority to impose tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. The tension is further exacerbated by the US's exemption allowing continued Russian uranium imports and the administration's struggle to build alternative domestic capacity, leading to concerns over India's energy security.

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