"This is a very important visit, it is as much about India reaching out to the U.S., as it is about the U.S. reaching out to India," Pant said.
Energy: Reliance on Russian oilAlthough India's purchase of Russian weapons could fall, the same can't be said for oil.
When Western nations imposed sanctions on Russian oil as a result of the unprovoked war in Ukraine, India doubled down on its purchases.
Russian oil currently accounts for almost 20% of India's annual crude imports, a significant increase from just 2% in 2021, Reuters reported.
But India has continued to buy cheap Russian oil since and continues trading with the country despite global sanctions on the Kremlin.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Harsh, Pant, Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Yoon Suk, Aamer, Vladimir Putin, Alexandr Demyanchuk, Modi, Manjari Miller, Lisa Curtis, Curtis, Karthik Nachiappan, Ashley Tellis, Amit Ranjan, India, Ranjan, —, Tesla, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Raj Subramaniam
Organizations:
Indian, White House, Getty, U.S, Observer Research Foundation, South, Asia Society Policy Institute, CNBC, Kremlin, Reuters, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Afp, India's Ministry of Defense, Council, Foreign Relations, NATO, Pacific Security, Center, New, New American Security, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Energy, Reliance, NUS Institute of South Asian Studies, Technology, China Partnerships, Emerging Technology
Locations:
Washington ,, India, U.S, Delhi, South Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Samarkand, Pakistan, New American, China, United States, Asia, New York